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Great Awakening
-Changed poitics by bringing in new people to create equlity
-People were getting out of touch with their religion
-People established new churchs
-the colonist came to preach with others
-It didnt end -
French and Indian War
-It united the Colonies
-They wanted control over Ohio Valley and Great Lakes
-George Washington andhis troops tried to protect Fort Necessity
-They chose which side to support
-The war spread trouble in 4 parts of the world, it changed North America -
Proclomation of 1763
-It banned British settlement
-Colonists moved unto Indian territory
-People were told to leave Ohio Valley
-The Colonists ingrored it
-The event never ended -
Sugar Act
-It was the first tax the Colonists had to pay
-Parliment needed money to pay for the British army
-A tax was placed on mlasses and sugar
-The Colonists fought to end the tax
-The tax didn't end -
Stamp Act
-People were forced to pay for stamps
-People didn't pay the tax
-Parliment passed more laws
-The Colonists refused to pay the tax
-The tax kept going -
Townshend Acts
-This tax payed for military expenses
-People didn't like the new tax
-A tax was placed on glass, lead, paints, and tea
-The Colonists started Boycott
-It ended because parliment didn't make any money -
Boston Massacre
-People were killed by the British
-There was a protest that angred some British soldiers
-6 people were shot and killed
-The Colonist used this to tell people about British cruelty
-It ended when the people were killed -
Tea Act
-It led up to the Boston Tea Party
-Parliment was losing money
-They placed a tax on tea
-The Colonists were furious
-It ended after the Boston Tea Party -
Boston Tea Party
-The Colonist were freed of British taxes
-Colonist were tired of Parliment's taxes
-They dressed as Indians and snuck on a ship carrying tea, and dumped it in the Harbor
-The colonists didn't want anymore taxes
-It ended when the tea was dumped in the Harbor -
Intolerable Acts
-It cut Colonists off from trade and more
-Parliment was angry after the Boston Tea Party
-4 laws were passed, excluding Colonists from the world
-Colonists criticized the British
-It never ended -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
-The British tried to take the Colonists weapons
-When the Colonists never payed taxes
-There was a battle for control of weapons
-The colonists fought back
-When one of the sides surrendered -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-The Colonists beat the British
-There was a siege of Boston
-There was a big battle
-The Colonists were happy knowing they can withstand an attack
-When the Colonists retreated -
Common Senses
-It argued breaking away from Great Britan
-People didn't want to be apart of it
-The pamphlet became very popular
-The Colonists liked it
-It didn't end -
Declaration of Independence
-Gave Colonists rights
-The war between the British and Colonists
-Colonists were given the rights they wanted so badly
-The Colonists were happy to be free of Britans taxes
-It didn't end -
Battle of Saratoga
-Burgoyne lost a major battle
-Howe took a Patriot Fort
-There was a battle in New York
-The colonists took sides
-It ended when Burgoyne retreated -
Battle of Yorktown
-The British surrendered
-The Patriots prepared for the attack
-British troops were greatly outnumbered
-The Colonists were happy the war was over
-It ended when the British surrendered -
Treaty of Paris
-The treaty ended the war
-The British gave up
-A treaty was signed ending the war
-The Colonists were excited that their family members in the war would come home
-It ended when the Treaty was signed