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George Washington
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captured by the French in the Ohio River Valley (Fort Dusquene)
it leads to the French & Indian War 1754 - 1759 war in North America ends with the capture of Quebec |
capture?
ORV? what war did it lead to? another capture? |
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What does the French & Indian War lead to?
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Seven Year's War 1756 - 1763
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a number
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Who is attacking the British in the Valley?
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Native Americans (1759 - 1763)
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Treaty of Paris 1763
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officially ends the French & Indian War and the Seven Year's War
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what does it end?
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Proclamation of 1763
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banned settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
colonists against it and ignore the law |
ORV?
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Sugar Act 1764
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the first law passed by the Parliament
colonists can't print their own money sugar merchants -> store owners -> consumers consumers pay the most money for sugar customs house - dock British take over the docks and dockeworkers lose part or all of their job |
what?
who pays the most? who loses jobs and why? |
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Stamp Act 1765
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a tax on legal documents, licenses, newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, and dice ( materials for gambling )
repealed in 1766 for being ineffective |
tax on what?
repealed when? |
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Declatory Act 1766
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new law that states that Parliament DOES have the right to tax the colonies
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parliament...
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Townshend Acts 1767
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tax on household goods such as lead, paper, paint, glass, tea, furniture...etc.
military presence in the colonies increase to protect the customs officers Writs of Assistance gives customs officers the right to search any ship without a cause for smuggled items. boycotts started Daughters of Liberty organized groups to make own goods |
Daughters of Liberty
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March 5, 1770
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a) Parliament repeals all taxes in the Townshend Acts except for the tax on tea.
b) on the same day, there is a protest going on in Boston and leads to soldiers killing 5 protestors. known as the Boston Massacre. |
same day two things happened.
Boston Massacre |
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1773
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the Tea Act is passed and actually lowers the price of tea, however the tax is still in place.
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Tea Act
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Boston Tea Party
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December 16, 1773
Sam Adams gave a speech about wrongness about the tea being taxed. 40 men (Sons of Liberty) ran through the hall dressed as Iroquois, get into the three ships (Eleanor, Beaver, and Dartmouth), and dump the tea in the harbor. |
Samuel Adams
Sons of Liberty 3 ships |
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Intolerable Acts 1776
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made to punish the people of Boston
they shut down Boston Harbor which was their only means of trade or money) brought in British Navy and threatened to blow up ships that enter harbor. Quartering Acts: replaced royal governors with military governors (General Thomas Gage) 8000 troops housed in people's homes all Boston judges fired and replaced with British appointed judges so British laws would be enforced. public assembly made illegal only allowed 1 town meeting a year with the permission of the governor This set of laws only ends when colonies repay the money for tea (never happened) |
punishment
no trade/money replaced positions? how many troops sent? |
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Patrick Henry, Ben Franklin, and William Pitt
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Patrick Henry - stated the Stamp Act violated the colonists' rights as British citizens.
Ben Franklin - told Parliament to repeal act. William Pitt - also believed the Stamp Act was unfair and led Parliament into repealing act in 1766. |
Stamp Act
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Samuel Adams
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agreed with Otis
believed Parliament couldn't tax colonists without any representation in Parliament helped spread slogan "No taxation without representation" |
slogan?
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