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French and Indian war
The French and the English fight over onership of the Ohio River Vally.The English won but the war leaves England in debt.The colinists are very happy because the French are no longer a threat. -
The Proclamation of 1763
Banned all colonists from settling west of the Appalation MT. most colonists ignor the proclamation because it was inposible for the British to enforce. -
The sugar act
the Sugar Act put a tax on sugar, molasses and other sweetened goods.The colonists reaction was to bocot all british goods and to send a patition to England. -
stamp act
Colonists had to buy an additional stamp for Documents like Wills, Contracts, Newspapers,and even Playing Cards.The colonists reacted by burning stamped papers and holding the Stamp Act Congress. -
The Quartering Act
Requited coloniats to house and feed British soldiers. Some colonists reacted by refusing to let soilders in their homes. -
Townshead Act
Tax on imports like lead,tea,glass, and paper.The Rits of Asstance allowed British costoms officals to search ships. The Colinists reacted by smuggling in goods and reduced imports. -
Boston Massacre
to learn more Five colonists where killed, three were killed instantly and two died from their wounds. The Boston Massacre was a major event leading to the revalutionary war. -
Tea act
All tea must be imported from the British east indian company.Tea is taxed 3 pence per pound.Colinists are out raged and they proform the Boston tea party. -
The Boston Tea Party
116 people dressed like mohake indians dumped over 90,000 pounds of tea (342 crates ) into the ocean off the ships Dart Moulth, Eleanor, Beaver between 7 and 10 pm. -
Coercive or Intolerable acts
there where fout parts to the Coercive acts :
1 cloesed the port of boston untill the tea is paid for.
2 trials moved to England.
3 banned town meetings.
4 strengthened the Quartering act. -
The Minight Ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere and Billy Dawes road on hores back from Boston to MA warning " the british are coming by sea." The colinists were very thankful for the warning of the regulars coming. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The british soilders are marching to concord to sucure smuggled wepons but are ment by "minutmen" at Lexington. The colinist were chereful because they won a battle against the British.
