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Great Britain and France were fighting over Colonial territory of North America (Ohio River Valley). Great Britain ended up winning but at the cost of lots of war debt. -
The proclamation of 1763 was a restriction against the colonists not allowing them to move/have any of their promised land. Which is the land west from the Appalachian Mountains. The king did not want the colonists to go and cause tensions with the Native Americans. The colonists felt as if they were betrayed and could not trust the king anymore. -
This act was putting taxes on a frequently used item, sugar. The colonists were very upset over this because now they would have to pay a higher price for something they used daily. -
This act was taxation on legal documents, publications, playing cards, and anything printed for commercial or legal use. The colonists were upset since important things were bein taxed without representation. -
Colonists had thrown sticks, stones, snowballs, and insults at the British Red Coats to taunt them. After all of the taunting the Red Coats shot randomly into the crowd and killed 5 colonists. Though the colonists had started the fight first they had twisted what had happened and exaggerated it to make it sound like the Red Coats had fired for no reason. This caused colonists that heard what happened be afraid to do anything that would go against the king since they were afraid of getting hurt. -
This act required colonists to only buy tea from the East Indian Company, which was the king's company. This means that the king had taxed all the tea and made the only buy it from his company for his benefit. This made the colonists feel very upset since tea was a daily used item but now they would have to pay a higher price for it. Not just that but the king was being selfish about it too! -
The Boston Tea Party was a protest where The Sons of Liberty disguised up as Mohawk Indians and dumped $18,000 (1 millions dollars now) worth of British tea into the Boston Harbor. They had trespassed and destroyed British property, which is illegal. They knew they would get in trouble if they were recognized. This angered the king because he realized that the colonists were now getting more violent with their protests. -
This act was to punish the colonists for all the protesting, though this was mainly created to punish them for the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Harbor was closed, and limited colonial meetings. The closing of the Boston Harbor also closed off many trades which led t the colonist being very upset. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was famously known as "the shot heard around the world" and was the start of the American War of Independence and made other Americans want to take part and get independence. -
The Olive Branch Petition was the final attempt at reconciliation and avoid war with Britain. The colonists said they would be loyal and dutiful subjects if the king had given the their rights. The king did not view the colonists as British citizens so he didn't take them seriously. -
This event was a major turning point because it was a peace treaty towards the king but was rejected, showing that the king never did and never will view the colonists as equals (British citizens). He simply did not take them seriously This event also affected the outcome because it made the colonists realize that if they ever wanted rights they can’t be under the king’s rule. They would have to fight and rebel to get their rights.