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Year Event Description Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) Showed colonists utter lack of unity developed solid traffic with west Indies and france soilders and statesmen generally spoke same language, shared ideas Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) Shattered myth of invincibility had to pay immensely for war How it led to the American Revolution. Started signs of friction between colonists and british
17561763
War between colonists and british vs the French and the Indians. Started by George Washington killing a French officer in 1754
1763
Proclamation of 1763
Colonists were mad that british actually asserted control even after salutary neglect
1764
Sugar Act
1st ever passed law that only raised taxs revenue for colonies to GB
Sets precedent for americas innocent until proven guilty Idea of no taxation without representation
Needed to pay for 140 million euro debt Half of debt used to raise support for a new military group
Year
Event
Description
1765
Stamp Act
Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) A tax of every legal Caused pure hatred as document with a need britian never did such a of a stamp thing before
Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) Thought of this as colonists sharing the burden as the british had the stamp act for 2 generations
How it led to the American Revolution. Forced repeal to americas outrage and violence, increased tensions
1765
Quartering Act
Act when colonists were required to let british solders come into their own home, and are required to house and feed them
Colonists were mad that british were freeloading off their homes for no real reason
1766
Declaratory Act
Wanted their own freedom and made it clear that it would do whatever it would to secure it
Defied the constituted principle that it wouldnt yield absolute rule over the colonists
Year
Event
Description
1767
Townshend Duties
Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) Enfuriated the colonists even more, having deal with all the taxes and solders around the towns
Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) Made some cheap money off the colonists
How it led to the American Revolution. Made the colonists even angrier at the british
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Boston Massacre
Gave no sympathy to the british, was clear sign at they were gonna avenge the loss
1765
Tea Act
Still felt that GB was still trying to assert their control of this act
Wanted to keep one final tax to maintain control over the colonists
Colonists were irked that the british didnt completely remove every act
12/16/1 773
100 Bostonians boarded docked ships, dumped 342 boxes of tea onto the Boston harbor
Was the 1st sign of Was infuriated at the retaliation of the colonists, amount of money that their 1st major stand was dumped in the water in amounts of tea
Year
Event
Description
1774
Series of acts designed to chastise Boston, had much more grievances than the Intolerable Acts
Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) Had to fight this new punch by britian, needed a new way other than boycotting
Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) Was the punch that britian had to fight back after all the little jabs by the colonists
How it led to the American Revolution. Was about to slowly erupt into a war
9/510/26 in 1774
Created the Association, chooses George Washington as the general of the army
1775
Attempt at the british to capture the rebel ringleaders in Lexington and in Corcord but were pushed backed
Was the 1st fighting force the colonists used to fight the british, kept the supplies safe
Year
Event
Description
1775
2nd meeting to reaffirm desire to continue fighting against King and Parliament
Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) Showed that colonists were truly serious in battling for their freedom, prepared for war
How it led to the American Revolution. Was the reminder that all the colonists were about to fight GB
1776
Authored by radical Thomas Paine, engraved the idea of why let a small island rule a great nation of America
Helped persuade the 1/3 of people that were in the middle between the British and the Americans
Saw the resolve that the Helped define for the Americans had colonists what they were between for their fighting for freedom and just largely ignored it
7/4/177 6
Declaration of Independence
The statement by Richard Henry Lee and Thomas Jefferson signaling the colonies freedom against GB
The legal document that specifically said that colonies were now a free nation
Didnt really care for it, The formal proof that was focusing on the America was a nation if they war could win the war