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French and Indian War
During this War, England and American colonists fought against the French in America. It was the final colonial war, and the conflict was played out in Europe, India and North America. This war was the opening to different hostilities between the colonies, Great Britain and France. Rating 7/10 -
Proclamation Line of 1763
The proclamation closed off the frontier to colonial expansion. The king and the council said that the proclamation was to calm them from fears of the Indians, who felt that the colonists would drive them away from their place as they expanded westward. The proclamation also established four new colonies, Quebec, East Florida, West Florida and Grenada. Rating 4/10 -
Stamp Act
This Act took place in 1765. All printed documents were had to have stamp on them. The people responded to the act by boycotting. They also refused to buy goods from England. Rating 7/10. -
The Enlightenment
This period was when all the philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke who all explained about the ideas of social contract, natural rights and seperation of powers. Philosophers applied reason and logic to think about government. Natural rights included that people should have rights naturally and three of them are life, liberty and property. This was an idea from John Locke. Enlightenment was a period of new ideas. Rating 8/10 -
Boston Massacre
colonial protestors went against the british troops in Boston and killed five colonists. it was a stree fight that was occured on March 5, 1770. Rating 8/10 -
Tea Act
This took place in 1773. It was a new tax on tea. The Act was passed by the Parliament on May 10, 1773. It was designed to support the East India Company which was struggling financially and burdened with many unsold teas. Rating 6/10 -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty staged a protest at the Boston tea Party. They all dressed up as Indians and threw many teas of off British boats and into Boston Harbor. Rating 7/10. -
Intolerable Acts
This Act was on 1774, and the British was angry about the Boston tea Party, so they established three acts to punish the people. They were no trial by jury, the quartering Act and the blockade of Boston. No ships were allowed to enter or leave Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
Representatives from 12 of the colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss about the Intolerable Act. They sent a letter to King George III asking to withdraw the act, but he didn't do it. First Continental Congress agreed to boycott British goods, and they also agreed to meet again if Great Britain did not change its policies. Rating 4/10 -
Lexington and Concord
Bristish General Gage's plan was to send many solidiers who were quartered in Boston. Their destination was Lexington and Concord. They captured the Colonial leaders from Lexington and from Concord they took gunpowder. Rating 6/10 -
Second Continental Congress
The Redcoats fired into Boston in 1775. In May they again fired into Boston and the Secong Continental Congress was held in Philedelphia. The Congress authorized the printing of money. George Washington was the supreme commander. Rating 9/10 -
Declaration of Independence
Benjamin franklin was the primary author, but Thomas Jefferson tokk the lead after.
Jefferson used ideas that was from Locke and Rousseau. He listed 27 of the British Tyranny. This strongly influenced the revolution because of the leaders' strong actions. Rating 9/10
