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Colonial Discontent

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French and Indian War war fought between France and England in the colonies; known in Europe as the Seven Years War
Treaty of Paris 1. Britain gains New France (Canada), all of Louisiana east of the Mississippi River and Florida 2. Spain gets New Orleans and all of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River 3. Britain is deeply in debt (Cost of war and governing new territories)
Royal Proclamation of 1763 this decree drew a line north and south along the Appalachian Mountains.
Custom Duties taxes on imports and exports
Sugar Act changed tax rates on imports of raw sugar and molasses; placed new taxes on silk, wine coffee, indigo; allowed officials to seize goods of suspected smugglers without due process, prevented merchants from suing for illegal seizure of goods.
Currency Act banned use of paper money in colonies
Stamp Act required purchase of stamp for printed materials (newspaper, wills, mortgages, deeds diplomas, playing cards)- first direct tax
Quartering Act required colonists to provide barracks fro English soldiers or pay to house them.
Sons of Liberty colonial group that organized meetings, protests, and intimidation of stamp distributors
"No taxation without representation" phrase meaning that colonists had no representatives in Parliament.
Stamp Act Congress this group drafted the Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Declaration of Rights and Grievances petition to King George III requesting relief and repeal of the Stamp Act; stated that only colonists' representatives, not Parliament, had right to tax them.
Boycott action used to protest by not purchasing goods; caused British workers to lose their jobs.
Boston Massacre encounter between British soldiers (Redcoats) and colonists that results in the death of Crispus Attucks and 4 other colonists.
Boston Tea Party act of protest by 150 colonial men, who dump 342 chest of tea in Boston Harbor
First Continental Congress met in September 1774 1. Endorsed the Suffolk Resolves 2. Issued another Declaration of Rights and Grievances 3. Called for a Second Continental Congress if crisis not resolved
Minutemen men trained and ready to "stand at a minute's warning in case3 of alarm"
Paul Revere Man who warned the colonists at Lexington and Concord of the British attack; Revolutionary War begins.
Second Continental Congress met in May 1775 1. Decide whether to keep working towards peace or split with great Britain. 2. Continental Army is formed
George Washington General named as Commander-in-chief of Continental Army
Olive Branch Petition this document asserted loyalty to the king; requested that he call of hostilities until the situation could be resolved peacefully
Common Sense Pamphlet by Thomas Paine; urges colonists to rebel against the king's "violent abuse of power"
Declaration of Independence document written by Thomas Jefferson and submitted on July 4, 1776.
The Preamble Part One of the Declaration of Independence -why the Declaration has been drawn up
Declaration of Natural Right Part Two of the Declaration of Independence - All men are equal and endowed with certain unalienable rights - people form governments to protect these rights and get their power from the people - people have right to abolish or alter government
List of Grievances Part Three of Declaration of Independence -The kings history of abuse over the colonies
Resolution of Independence by the United States Part Four of the Declaration of Independence -As a free and independent nation, the US could now- 1.Levy taxes 2. Conclude peace 3. Contract alliances 4. Establish commerce
Live, Fortunes and Sacred Honor What the signers of the Declaration pledged
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