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Columbus sailed to the Americas to find a passageway to India and China. Europe was able to colonize the New World because of this "discovery". -
Jamestown was the first successful English settlement in the New World. They raised a lot of money off of tobacco and other resources that they traded with the mother land. -
The Pilgrims traveled to the new world in search of religious freedom. Also to seek freedom from England, who didn't allow many Religions at all. -
The 7 Year war was the french and natives, against the British colonies for land in the Americas. The British earned a lot of land and money from their victory in this war. -
The Albany Plan of Union was to unite the British colonies under 1 Government to defeat France. But the Colonies rejected in fear of losing their freedom. -
The treaty of Paris was what the British and French signed to end the War of the American Revolution. The British earned a lot of the western land and gained money. -
The Proclamation of 1763, made by King George lll, Prohibited the British settlers from settling on acquired from the French during the French and Indian war. -
The Stamp Act was a way to raise taxes in order to pay for the soldiers stationed in the colonies. Because of this, The colonies responded with riots and other ways in attempt to end the rise of taxes. -
The American revolution was a series of battles that leaded to American victory. Along with going against the British and germen armys, the french fought alongside the Americans.
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The Quartering Act was to give the British soldiers stationed in the colonies shelter and necessities. The colonies didn't understand why they should take care of the soldiers who weren't needed any more, since the war had ended. -
The Townshend Act was a series or measures passed by the British Parliament. It Taxed goods that were imported by the American colonies -
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that broke out in the streets of Boston. The Bostonians were throwing rocks, snow balls, and sticks at a group of British soldiers patrolling the streets. This ended in many Bostonians, and some soldiers, being killed or severely injured. -
The Boston Tea Party was where a group of colonists disguised as Indians and snuck on the ships and threw the tea over board into the water. This was because the British had started taxing the tea that the colonists used every day. -
The Tea Act was passed by the British Parliament to grant the East India Tea Company the ability to only sell their tea in England and the American colonies. The colonists didn't like that they didn't have a voice in the voting of the Act. -
The Intolerable acts was a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament. Some of the acts passed where the Boston port bill, which closed Boston harbor, and the Massachusetts government act, which replaced the old governor with one from Britain. -
The First Continental Congress was the first secret meeting to discuss what to do about Britain. they decided that they were going to protest peacefully with a boycott, meaning they would not use or buy British goods. -
The Second Continental Congress was the second meeting of the secret society made to discuss what to do about the British taxation. They had to do another meeting of the congress because the last Idea hadn't worked and actually raised the taxes that the British were charging. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord marked the start of the American War of Independence. It was against the British who were traveling from Boston to Lexington to take away the military supplies and arrest the revolutionary's -
The Olive Branch Petition was written to the king, asking for mercy and for no war. After the king ignored and showed that he wanted to fight, the colonists decided to finally fight for their independence. -
Thomas Paine believed that since america was a bigger country and that England didn't want them any more, he wrote a speech saying that we should fight back in attempts to gain our independence. -
The Declaration of Independence was when the Americans finally won their freedom from Britain. They also didn't have to suffer under the king, and they could raise the money that they needed. -
The Treaty of Paris was signed to end the American revolution. A representative from each colony and Britain signed it in Paris France. -
Shay and his allies from the colonies close the Massachusetts courts that Arrested the Farmers that couldn't pay their taxes. Their rebellion forced the government to take into recognition with the unfair taxations. -
Congress decided that the constitution is what is best for the young country. The importance of this is that we have found a better way to rule over the states and settle disagreements. -
The whiskey rebelion was when the constitution decided to tax whiskey, made from corn, to raise money and prevent debt. This made farmers angry and caused them to rebel and start problems. In the end, George Washington sent military forces to stop and warn the citizens, which ended the Rebelion, and proved to the citizens that the constitution is here to help not hurt. -
Was the final war for America to gain its independence from Britain. No country won, but a treaty was signed that ended the war.