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Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation did not allow colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. The british goverment feared the conflict between colonists and Native Americans would lead to another war. They also could not afford to pay British troops to defend the western lands. Colonists were enraged by this proclamation because they felt they had won the right to settle in the Ohio River Valley after winning the French and Indian War. -
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United States History
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Stamp Act / Quatering Act
Parliament had passed this law in 1765, this law required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax had been paid. The quatering act was a cost-saving measure that required the colonies to quater or house British troops and to take care of them. -
Townshed Acts
Parliament passed his plan, known as this. Townshed thought that duties, which were collected before the goods entered the colonies, would anger the colonists less than the direct taxes of the Stamp act. -
Boston Tea Party ; Tea Act
Organized Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773, a group of men dressed as Native Americans.Then boarded three tea ships docked on Boston Harbor and threw all the tea in the water. This was to seek revenge on the British. -
Intolerable Acts
Parliament passed this law to punish the Massachusettes colony and to serve as a warning to other colonies. Another name for this is coerive Acts. This got the colonists really angry. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
First battles of the Revolutiontary war. Those who supported the British were called " Loyalists" and those who supported the rebels were called "Patriots." Conflict between two sides divided communities, families, and friends. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was a document that asked the king to restore harmony between Britian and the colonies. Some members opposed the petition but signed it anyway as a last hope. -
Declaration of Independence
The commitee drafted this. On the commitee was Benjamin Franklin, Joh Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson. This group chose Jefferson to compare the Declaration. This lead to Independence and freedom.