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causes of the American revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| French and Indian war started in___ and ended in_____ | 1754,ended in 1763 |
| French & Indian war aka seven years war | a war between Great Britain and France for control over North America (Ohio river valley) ;the indians sided with France. |
| Which treaty ended the 7 years war ? | the 1763 Treaty of Paris, |
| Result of the 7 years war? | France surrendered its land east of the mississippi river with the exception of New Orleans.Spain was forced to give up florida |
| Sugar Act | tax on raw sugar to pay for army protection,but ended up smuggling it |
| Vice-admiralty | Military courts without juries that could get by sympathetic colonial courts. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | passed by King George the 3rd ;an act that ban american settling west of the appalachian mountains |
| Stamp act of 1765 | First tax on newspaper |
| Committee of correspondence | to monitor British information and tell it back to the colonist |
| Formed the Sons of liberty | Samuel Adams |
| Sons of Liberty | a violent orginization attacking tax collectors and destroying their homes ,dressing up as indians and dumping the tea |
| Daughters of Liberty | to help boycott British goods by making their own goods |
| The Townshend Act of 1767 | renewed attempts to tax the colonies,but later canceled |
| Intolerable Act | a tax to punish colonist for dumping the tea |
| five parts of the intolerable act | 1.Boston harbor closed 2.Massachusetts placed under military control 3.Accused British would be tried in England instead of Massachusetts 4.Quartering act(soldiers stay in your home) 5.Quebec Act (expanded the boarder of Quebec on claimed land) |
| Wrote "Common Sense" | Thomas Paine |
| common sense | First written work to move american to gain independence from Great Britain;shift the blame to King george 3rd |