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American Revolution1754-1774
Proclamation of 1763
Townshend Act 1767
Boston Massacre 1770
Boston Tea Party 1773
Intolerable Act 1774
Tea Act 1773
French and Indian War of 1754-1763
Stamp Act 1765
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French and Indian War
  1. The French fired down on fort Necessity.
  2. The Virginians gunpowder was soaking in the wet
  3. So the fight was unequal.
  4. So the French one the first war due to the
    Virginians gun powder being wet.

3
The Proclamation of 1763
  • King George 3decided to leave 10,000
    British soldiers in the colonies For the colonies
    to quarter the soldiers.
  • This law said colonists could not settle
    West of the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Their four colonists felt cheated when
    they heard about the Proclamation of 1763.

4
The Stamp Act
  • The parliament passed the Stamp Act.
  • The Stamp Act said that all the newspapers,
    diplomas, and all the paper was taxed.
  • Because of this they rioted with rage.

5
The Townshend Act
  • The lawmakers were forbidden to do any business
    until they met the demands of General Gage.
  • Their for they got taxed on glass,paper,paint,lead
    ,tea.

6
The Boston Massacre
  • Fearing for their lives after the riot.
  • The British soldiers arrived under the command of
    General Thomas gage.

7
The Tea Act
  • A month after the Boston Massacre.
  • For most Americans the crises was over.

8
Boston Tea Party
  • Colonists organized against the Tea Act.
  • On December 1773 Hewens destroyed 342 chests of
    tea.

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The Intolerable Act
  • Because of the Boston Tea Party.
  • They closed the Boston port, restricted
    representative government.
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