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  • The French and Indian war

    The French and Indian war
    The war started in 1754 and ended with Treaty of Paris in 1763.France had control a large area of the Middle Western land and what is now the USA. While France had control of Middle Western British colonies were stationed along the eastern seaboard. Since the Ohio River valley was between both, both countries claimed as their own. The French was winning in the beginning and then the British came back and they won. THey had several key affect that led to the revolutionary war, death and detructio
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Treaty of Pairs, another name for peace of pairs, was signed by Great Britain, France and Spain on February 10, 1763.They fought because they both wanted land that the french, owned.The British built whole cities with roads, railways, bridges, schools, hospitals and more. They had many religious wars with france.
  • Pontiac's war

    Pontiac's war
    The Pontiac war was launched in 1763 by Native Americans tribes original from great lakes regions, the Illinois country and Ohio County were dissatisfied with British. Pontiac’s and his allies were the people that attached British forts and settlements. They were fought because they tried to take over land that British originally owned. Pontiac’s war gets its name by Ottawa leader Pontiac. They forbade colonist to buy ,or sell land , or move beyond the Appalachians.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    The proclamation of 1763 was an attempt to prevent the colonist for going west and pass the Appalachian Mountains. It helps from the colonist going west. The purpose was so that wouldn’t pass the Appalachian Mountains because then the migrants wouldn’t be safe. They were upset because the law didn’t allow them to settle in the Ohio River valley with had fertile soil for farming.
  • The Sugar Act

    American revenue act or the American duties Cct is also known as the Sugar Act. They say that the American revenue act or the American duties Act is a revenue raising act passed by the parliament of Great Britain. They passed the law because the British placed tax on sugar, wine, fur, and other important things. The colonists were mad so they ignored the molasses acts higher tax and they just smuggled the goods they couldn’t do what the Sugar Act said.
  • The Stamp Act b

    The sugar act is when they charge you on sugar, molasses and more important things. The colonists fought back by boycotting the British that made them lose their jobs in the colonies.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The stamp act was a direct tax. The stamp act required everyone to pay taxes on goods, food, newspapers, dimpolmas, contracts and more things. The British passed the law because they felt that making the colonist pay for their own defense was a good idea. The colonist was mad because the money was coming out their pockets to pay British defense. The stamp act is to tax people when they buy something or place a stamp on something like goods, newspaper, contracts, and more.
  • The Quartering Act

    The quartering act is a name giving to a minimum of two acts of British parliament that parliament enacted them to order local goverments.To allow the britain to keep a standing arm. It house British soldiers in their home,and feed, supply to them as need. The colonists reation was by refusing to not house the British, causing a war.
  • The Stamp Act Congress

    The Stamp Act Congress
  • The Townshend Acts

    The law is named after Charles Townshend he was the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The purpose of the law is to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of the governors and judges. Tea and other iteams was taxed by the law. To tax without their consent. The Tea Act.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The purpose of this law was to reduce the massive surplus of the Tea held by the financially. They were trying to help the British east India Company survive.
  • The Tea Act

    The purpose of the Tea Act law was to removetax dues on imported Tea. It was meant o help the colonies. when you have control over a trade or a cmpany.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a protest of the lowering of the cost of the british Tea. The reason the Boston Tea Party happen was because british government put duties or taxes on some important items. They thrown so much tea in the harbor that all of the tea would of cost about $1000,000,00. The committees of correspondence is responsible for Boston Tea Party. The British simple thought that then smuggleing the tea would be better.
  • The Intolerable Acts

    There were three Major Acts involved that angered the colonists and The Intolerable Acts were deeply in debt. The Acts are also know as Coervcive Acts.There are five laws involved with The Intolerable Acts.
  • The First Continental Congress

    The reason that The First Continental Congress was held because the colonisti were very upset about the Intolerable Acts and the taxes. There were two Colonies that were represented one in September 5,1774 and the other one was in October 26,1774. There were 44 delegates. They agreed to boycott. They shot from behind stone walls, trees, barns and houses.
  • Lexington and Concord

    The British military was headed to Lexington and Concord to destory the military depot established at Concord by th continental congress and capture. The british came in and tired to getting weapons from the rebles, they fought them off, and they retreated. A person who is ready to battle at the minute. British killed most of there americans. To leave britian as the dominant imperial power.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Congress voted to create the continental army out of the militia. Olive Branch Petition was a person adopted by The Second Continental Congress. The Declaration of causes is a document issued by The Second Continental Congress.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill