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The History of the American Revolution

By buswellre

  • Albany Plan of Union

    Under this plan each colonial legislature would elect delegates to an American continental assembly presided over by a royal governor
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    French and Indian war

    Battle between the British and the French and Native Americans. Caused the British huge money losses
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    Writ of Assistance

    Forced the colonists to assist the British army and gave the british army permission to conduct unauthorized searches of the colonists houses and properties

  • Proclamation of 1763

    The British passed the proclamation to close off all lands west of the heads of all rivers which flowed into the Atlantic Ocean from the west or northwest from the colonists. This was done to calm the Native Americans

  • Sugar Act

    Was put in place to stop smuggling of certain items

  • Stamp Act

    Placed a tax on all printed materials

  • Quartering Act

    The British could house their soldiers in American barracks and public houses

  • The Commitees of Correspondence Formed

    Organized to share information between two political parties

  • Tea Act

    Passed to get tea from the East India Company to the colonies for cheaper prices

  • Boston Tea Pary

    This was the first real damaging attack from the colonists on the British

  • 2nd Quartering Act

    Now the governors would be able to house soldiers in other buildings such as barns. They would also have to provide food to soldiers

  • Quebec Act

    The Quebec Act was started to expand the British territory
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    Common Sense (Thomas Paine)

    This Inspired the Americans to fight back against the British

  • New England Restraining Act

    Made as a response to the unrest in Massachusetts and to try to control colonists

  • Restraining Act

    The same act as the New England act just cast onto the colonies of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and South Carolina

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The British were dispatched to sieze military weapons in Concord, Massachusettes. The British defeated the colonists in Concord, but were defeated themselves in Lexington

  • Battle of Bunker HIll

    The British eventually won, but suffered huge losses

  • Olive Branch Petition

    A last final attempt to prevent war between the colonists and the British

  • The Second Continental Congress is formed

    This allowed the 13 colonies to gather in conference

  • Battle of Quebec

    The Americans tried to take over a British stronghold to try and get the Canadians to rally with the Americans

  • Declaration of Independence

    The final straw in the americans being free from British rule

  • Policy of Non-Importation

    Put in effect to stop trading with the British