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Great Awakening Continued
The Great Awakening impacted society because it attracted many people of different classes or races. The Great Awakening also affect politics so people were equal. Ministers from different colonies started to communicate with each other. The Great Awakening was during the time between the 1730s and 1740s. The Great Awakening started because many people were just dedicated to religion. The Great Awakening happened at Georgia to New England -
Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was an unorganized but widespread movement of evangelical Christian sermons and church meetings. It changed lives and politics. Jonathan Edwards was the most important leader of the Great Awakening. Edaward used dramatic sermons to help emphasize the Great Awakening. His sermons were important because it had sinners ask for forgiveness for their sins or face eternal punishment. Also a man named George Whitefield inspired thousands to join the evangelical movement. -
The French and Indian war
The French and Indian war was an event becuase so many people fought such as the French, the British, and the Indians. The French were taking land away and keeping it for themselves. Also the British were taking sides between the French and Indians. The British captured Fort Duquesne which made the French lose Indian allies and the British gain some. Since the British gained most of Canada, leaders wanted to spread and make peace. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation was an impportant event because it prevented deaths ands from many people. The colonists caused the event because they kept gponig on the Indians land. The colonists just ignored the proclamation but the British followed it. It ordered colonists to remove themselves form such settlement. Because the colonists ignored it, it led to expansion. -
Sugar Act
It helped raise money for the standing army. It was caused because Britain was in debt of the French and Indian war. It set duties, or taxes on molasses and sugar imported colonists. The colonists started smuggling. Since the colonists started smuggling the British couldn't put taxes on them. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was an event because it affected most colonists. what cause the event was that nobody wanted to be in the sugar act. It required colonists to pay for stamps or sealswhen they bought paper items. The colonists refused to buy the stamps. The stamp act led to the declaratory act. -
Townshend Acts
The townshend acts allowed people to import goods to other places. The cause of the townshend act was because of Parliament in 1767. The townshend acts imported glass, lead, paper, and tea. Colonists responde with townshend acts with another large-scale boycott of British goods. Because of the boycott there was trouble in Boston, so they sent more toops down there. -
Boston Massacre
Bostanians saw a presences of British troops as a threat by the British government. The cause of the Boston massacre was lots of massacre. Paul Revere made an engraving of the incident that was distributed throughout New England. The British had gotten into a argument with Boston. -
Boston Massacre Continued
Samuel Adams and other protesters used the incident as propaganda to support against the British. -
Tea Act
The tea act still claimed the right to tax the colonists. Parliament repealed the townshend acts but kept tax on tea. British people were attracted to buying tea. conial merchants opposed opposed to the tea act because they feared it would put them out of business. This led to the Boston Tea party. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was a event because many colonists snuck in ships disguised as Indians just for tea. Tea was being shipped on three ships for Boston. Many colonists snuck on ships snuck on the ships and dumped the tea out into the water. The British were upset, but the colonists were happy. This led to intolerable acts. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts was a punishment for the Boston Tea party. The Boston Tea Party cuased Intolerable Acts becuases people were furious about the Boston Tea party. This wouldn't stop until Boston payed for the tea. The British had to use the steps to help for the Boston Tea party. This led to be repelled in 1775. -
Battle of Lexington/Concord
THe Battle of Lexington was an event because the British were marching to the concord. The cause wass the British invadeing. The only reason why the British came was to get weapon. The British responded to this by burning some buildings. THis led to the battle of Concord. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker Hill was a moral victory for the colonists. The battle of concord caused the battle of bunker hill. The colonial soldiers had secured the hills from the British. The British were in fear and the colonists were filled with joy. The battle ended because the colonists took over. -
Common Sense
Common Sense argued for breaking away from Great Britain. Led up to the colonies wanting to break free from wars. Tomas Pain wrote a pamphlet and let all the common people have it. Colonists liked the idea but hte British did not. Fighting continued so it led to the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was important because it declared independence from England. The king was taxing the colonies which led to the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson wrote all the paragraph about the kings unfiar treatment to the people. The colonists liked it because it gave them independence. This led to the colonies having more indepence. -
Battle of Saratoga
Troops at New York fought and many rivals were made. This led up from the battle of brandywine creek. Saratoga had many victories so the british had many defeats. Colonists were happy for the victory and the british were angry. This led to the british wanting revenge on New York. -
Battle of Yorktown
A battle against the Krenun general and sumono the walls to fight against New York This was caused because of the defeat of Saratoga. Many people were allianced and New Yoork tried to stay complete. Colonists wanted to fight, but the british wanted to take over. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris laid out laws and boarders of where to go. It was caused because of the battle or yorktown. Rights were accepted between English and French and also many lands were made. Colonists and the british liked the idea of freedom. In the end of, no war was made between anyone.
