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The proclamation of 1763
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This act banded all colonists from colonizing west of the Appalachian Mountains it also ordered that all colonists who lived in the Ohio Valley and beyond to move back east.
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Move from the west to the east.
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The sugar act of 1764
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England felt that Americas should have to pay for the French and Indian War.
This act taxed sugar and molasses. |
First tax that help foster negative feelings.
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The Currency Act
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This banded the colonists from printing their own money, which would make it easier to pay their debts.
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money printing.
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Taxation without representation
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James Otis British had no right to tax because colonists has had no direct representation.
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The Stamp act of 1765
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This act taxed, newspapers, pamphlets, license, legal documents, playing cards. Items had to be stamped to show tax was paid off
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Stamped to show pay.
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Townshend Act 1767
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Act tax imported class, the lead, paint, paper, and tea
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first tax of tea
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The Writs of Assistance
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British could search any home for smuggled goods and took what they wanted.
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Writs are like search warrants.
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The tea act of 1773
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Parliament made the East India Company a monopoly which angered colonists. Colonists continue to smuggle goods into the colonies. To keep from paying British tax.
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Smuggling good.
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The Boston Tea Party
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1773 the Sons of Liberty demanded that the ships leave without unloading cargo. The governor ordered the tea be unloaded. Indian disguise Patriots aboarded the ships and dumped tea into the harbor.
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Intolerable Act of 1774
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Led to the quartering act which required colonists to House British soldiers and feed them.
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The First Continental Congress
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September 1774 a group of men met in Philadelphia to work something out with the king. The king denied the demands. And ordered troops to take the colonists weapons.
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Lexington and Concord 1775
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In Lexington 70 minuteman met british soldiers to try and stop them. By the time the soldiers had reached Concord the guns and powder were moved to a different location. Soldiers burn down houses and a fight broke out.
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Second continental congress
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Delegate representing the 13 colonies met in philadelphia to reason army. The revolutionary war began.
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Common sense
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Thomas Paine produced a pamphlet that called for the colonists to leave the British and form their own governments. These governments would be ruled by the people.
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The Declaration of
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On July 2nd 1776 the Second Continental Congress passed the resolution creating the United States of America. Its ratification on July 4th is the origin of our Independence Day.
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