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Britain Vs. The Colonists

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR 1756-1763

BRITAIN FOUGHT THE FRENCH & NATIVES OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY
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THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE...

BRITAIN WON AND GOT CONTROL OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY

TOWNSEND ACT 1767

IMPOSED TAXES ON IMPORTED GOODS FOR COLONISTS

THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE...

IT SHOWED HOW BRITAIN STILL HAD CONTROL OVER THE COLONISTS
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BOSTON MASSACRE MARCH 7, 1770

CONFLICT BETWEEN COLONISTS AND SOLDIERS OVER TAXES. 5 DIED
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THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE...

COLONISTS WERE ANGRY OVER TAXES AND REBELLED. THIS LED TO WAR
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TEA ACT 1773

LARGE AMOUNTS OF TEA SOLD TO COLONISTDFOR LOW PRICES WITH A TAX
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THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE....

The colonists didn't like that it had a tax. It led to the Boston Tea Party.
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BOSTON TEA PARTY DECEMBER 1773

COLONISTS DUMPED MORE THAN 300 CRATES OF TEA IN BOSTON HARBOR

THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE...

COLONISTS WERE ANGRY AND REBELLED AGAINST THE TEA ACT

INTOLERABLE ACTS 1774

A SERIES OF ACTS TO PUNISH COLONISTS FOR THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
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THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE...

IT MADE COLONISTS ANGRY AND THEY REBELLED EVEN MORE.
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DECLARATION AND RESOLVES

A PETITION BY COLONIST TO REPEAL THE INTOLERABLE ACTS
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THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE...

IT SHOWED HOW COLONISTS STILL REBELLED AND WANTED FREEDOM

THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD APRIL 18 1775

THE FIRST SHOT FIRED IN LEXINGTON THAT STARTED THE WAR
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THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE...

IT STARTED THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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