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The Great Awakening
This was an event that stretched through a period of time but was known to start in the 1730s. The Great Awakeninng was a social upheval that created controversy and divided churches, leading to the creation of new congregations. -
Mollasses Act of 1733
(Not exactly sure on the date) 1733
What: act stopping north American trade with the French West Indies
Why: British west Indian planters were losing profit because bought cheap french molasses instead -
Pioneer Presses
A celebrated legal case in 1734-1735 involved John Peter Zenger, a newspaper printer. He was charged with printing things that assailed the corrupt royal governor of New York. The jury voted him not guilty to the surprise of the judge and many people. This paved the way for freedom of the press. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War (Seven Years' War) started in 1754. It was fought in America, Europe, the West Indies, the Philippines, Africa, and on the ocean. -
Proclamation of 1763
issued of October 7, 1763 and was created to alleviate relations with natives after the French and Indian War and started that Americans were not permitted to passed the Appalachian Mountains. -
Townshend Act
(No clear date documented) They put a light import tax on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea.
British officials, faced with a breakdown of law and order, landed 2 regiments of troops in the colonies in 1768. This lead to the Boston Massacre two years later. -
Boston Massacre
a crowd of 60 townspeople attacked 10 redcoats and the redcoats opened fired on the civilians, killing/wounding 11 of them. The massacre was known as the Boston Massacre.