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French and Indian War
When: 1763
Who: Between the British Americans and New France
Where: Fought from Virginia and Nova Scotia
Why: British Colonists wanted to take over French land in North Carolina.
How: The British wanted to take over the fur trade in th French held territory.
What: War
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Sugar Act
When: 1764
Who: Prime Minister Geroge Grenville and the Colonists.
Where: Massacheuts, New York and Pennsylvania.
Why: The sugar act was passed because of the Bpston Tea Party.
What: Tax on Sugar
How: Whenever you would transport tea you would get taxed.
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Quartering Act Passed
March 1765
Under the terms of this legislation, each colonial assembly was directed to provide for the basic needs of soldiers stationed within its borders. This law was expanded in 1766 and required the assemblies to billet soldiers in taverns and unoccupied houses. During the Stamp Act unrest of 1765 and early 1766, increasing numbers of soldiers were stationed in or near American cities.
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Stamp Act Passed
When: 1765
Where: New York, Rhode Island, Massacheuts and Other Colonies
Who: The British and the Colonists
Why: Passed because of the mob violence across the colonies.
What: Tax on Stamps (papers, leagal documents newspapers and publications)
How: Keeps up with taxes.
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Sons of Liberty Formed
In 1766, a small group of men, without their efforts, it is highly doubtful that the Revolution would have ever happened. They organized demonstrations forced officials of the Crown to resign, circulated petitions, published newspaper articles and distributed handbills.
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Townshend Act Passed
The Townshend Acts imposed a series of taxes on all goods imported into the United States. These taxes were instituted for a couple of reasons. First, was the ongoing need to raise revenue. However, more important than the revenue was the desire of the parliament to show they had the right to impose the taxes.
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The Boston Massacre
Who: Between the British colonists in Boston and some Boston colonists.
What: A fight between the colonists and soliders in Boston. The soliders killed 5 of the colonists.
When: March 5, 1770
Why: Their was a riot started by the colonists and apparentally someone threw rock at a British solider and that solider fired his weapon and killed a colonist.
Where: In Boston, Mass.
How: People got overheated and just went off on each other.
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Boston Tea Party
Who: The Colonists and British Tea Ships
What: Making the Boston Harbor into the largest cup of tea ever.
When: December 16, 1773
Why: The colonists were fed up with the taxation without representation.
Where: Boston Harbor, Boston, Mass.
How: The colonists dressed up as Native Americans and raided the ships that the tea was on and dumped over $1 Million dollars (In todays cash) of tea.
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Intolerable Acts Passed
Who:The British government
What: closing the port of Boston not letting anything in or out.
When: March 5,1774
Where: Boston
Why : The British over taxed colonist
How: The British could tolerate strongly worded letters or trade boycotts. They could put up with defiant legislatures and harassed customs officials to an extent.
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The First Continental Congress
Who: The First Continental Congress
What: Representatives trying to set up a stable government with the colonies.
When: September 5, 1774
Where: In Carpenters' Hall in Philidelphia
Why: To finally create peace and set up a government with in the colonies.
How: Met together and discussed the problems and issues between/within each of the 13 colonies.
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The Battle of Lexington adn Concord
Who: British and Rebels
Were: Lexington and Concord
What: patriots to take up arms against Britain at lexington and Concord
When: April 19, 1775
Why: The rebels wanted freedom
How: The rebels shot the first shot.
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Decleration of Independence
Who: The sons of liberty
What: A formal list of complaints to start their own government away from England
When: July 4th, 1776
Where: Phildelphia
Why: To declare independence from England
How: Signing it
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The Second Continental Congress
Who: The sons of liberty
What: The second continental congress
When: 1776
Why: America wanted freedom from England
Were: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
How: Got everyone from the First Continental Congress and reworked everyhing to make it work.
http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/cside/American%20Revolution/revwar/2cont.htm
