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Causes of the Revolution (Road to Revolution (French and Indian War…
Causes of the Revolution
Road to Revolution
French and Indian War
Albany Plan of Union (1754) - Colonists from 7 colonies met in Albany to discuss many issues including the war, Benjamin Franklin proposed a Plan of Union - a loose confederation of the 13 colonies and while the plan was never carried, the idea of uniting together remained.
Pontiac's Rebellion
1763 - Chief Pontiac led n attack against colonial settlements on the western frontier. British sent over troops to fight instead of using colonial militias.
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Boston Tea Party
December 1773 - Boston patriots dressed as Native Americans boarded ships and dumped 342 chests of tea worth about $1 million today into the harbor
Intolerable Acts
1774 - also known as the Coercive Acts; passed to punish the people of Boston and Massachusetts for the Tea Party; closed the port of Boston until the tea was paid for; gave more power to the royal governor; allowed royal officials accused of crimes to be tried in England instead of the colonies; expanded the Quartering Act
1st Continental Congress
Sept. - Oct. 1774 - met in Philadelphia in response to the Intolerable Acts; Georgia was the only colony that did not send a representative
Lexington & Concord
April 19, 1775 - British troops on their way to destroy weapons