Taxes and Responses

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    french and indian war

    the war started in 1756 and in the year 1763. started when George Washington was sent with some people to defend the Ohio company claim

  • proclamation of 1763

    the proclamation of 1763 (issued by king George) is an act that the colonist cannot get west of the Appalachian mountains

  • stamp act

    the stamp act was another tax imposed on the colonists by the British. this tax involved charging for the placement of a stamp on various

  • quartering act

    this act makes the colonist pay for the army at the American colonies.

  • townshend act

    the British passed this act in order to attempt to gain power over the American colonist by placing taxes on imported British goods

  • boston massacre

    Boston massacre was a small skirmish between the American colonist and British red coats, only 5 deaths occurred

  • committees of correspondence

    united colonies against the British

  • sugar act

    the sugar act was one of six acts passed by the British parliament, and imposed on the colonies to help pay for the French and Indian war

  • tea act

    the taxation on several tea products

  • boston tea party

    the protest, which colonist threw cases of tea into the Boston harbor because of taxes

  • intolerable acts

    passed by the British to punish the American colonist for their rebellion

  • first continental congress

    meeting of the delegates in the colonies

  • lexington and concord

    first battle of the American revolution

  • second continental congress

    second continental congress came together to elect the new members of congress

  • common sense

    it was written by Thomas Paine. it was about why the American colonies should leave from England

  • declaration of independence

    written by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams; the Declaration of Independence is the signed document "breaking up" with England