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Albany Congress
The people who were involved in this congress was the British government, colonists, French and the Iroquois. What the colonist and the British government were hoping to happen was for the Iroquois to accept an alliance with the British. The Iroquois refused to make the alliance. This took place in Albany New York, USA.
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French and Indian War
The people who fought in this war was the French and Native Americans vs. British, Iroquois and colonists
At the end of the war the British won the war and took all of the French land and the French lost their entire Empire in North America
This took place in the Native American's land
This happened because the British and the French wanted control over the Ohio River Valley -
Treaty of Paris
This event happened between the French and the British
What happened to cause this was the French and British fighting and the French surrendering there land to the British
This event took place in Canada and the U.S. also the treaty was sighned in Paris
This happened because near the end of the war the French surrendered to the British -
The Quartering Act
This event took place between the British and the colonists.
What occurred during this event was another law passed by parliament saying colonists needed to take care of the soldiers -
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Pontiac's War
Pontiac's War was between the Native Americans and the British
What happened during this war was the Native's attacked the British forts and destroyed 6 forts and 2,000 settlers were killed
The text has no evidence of where this event took place
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Proclamation of 1763
This event occurred between the British and the Native Americans
What happened during this event was the wars between them created a proclamation saying,"Settlers had to move to a location east of the Appalachian Mountains" and the settlers didn't listen
This happened at the government of Britain house hold
This event happened because of the wars between the Native Americans and the British and they wanted it to end -
The Sugar Act
This event took place between the British and the colonies/ colonists
What happened during this event was, a law was passed by the British government stating that colonists would be taxed when they buy sugar and molasses. The colonists didn't like the law so the protested against it.
This took place in the 13 colonies
This happened because the British were in great dept after the war of paying for the soldiers supplies and the soldiers -
Stamp Act
This event also took place between the British and the Colonists a well. Wht happened during this vent was the Britis passes a law claiming that all colonists were required to buy specially taxed stamps for all kinds of products and activities. After this law was passes the colonists strted protesting and started a petition and hdthe law of the Stamp Act removed. This venttook place in all 13 colonies. Why did this event happen? It happened because the British were in dept. from the war. -
The Boston Massacre
Who was responsible for this event was British soldiers and the colonist. What happened a this event was colonists wre shouting at the soldiers in a friendly protest then the soldiers fired into the unarmed crowd killing five and wounding six. This event happened in Boston and was spread into the colonies in months notice.
Why did this event happen? one theory is the soldiers fired on accident and the other is that the protests were hurting British stores so they shot to prove a point. -
Tea Act
The people responsible for this event was the Colonists and the British.
What happened at this event was the British parliament passes a law called the tea act, this law made the India company wealthy because the law lowered the price of the tea but it was a monopoly. A monopoly is a total control of a market for a certain product.
This took place in Massachusetts.
Why did this event happen? This event happened because the British's main Product was tea and there was a boycott against it -
Intolerable Acts
Who was responsible for this event was the British and there government and the Colonists.
What happened was the British government made four laws that amde the Colonists basically slaves. These law closed the port of Boston, second,abolished the upper house of the Mass. legislature, third, cut power of town meetings, last, strengthened the Quartering Act.
Where? In Boston.
Why? This event happened because of the conflict that happened at the Boston harbor also known as the Boston tea party -
First Continental Congress
The people who were at this event were twelve of the thirteen colonies and the Committee of Correspondence
What happened at this event was the Committee demanded the repeal or official end to the Intolerable Acts and the training of militias to stand up against the British army.
This event took place in Philadelphia
Why did this event happen?This event happened because the Americans in the colonies reacted to the British troops by trying to help the people of Boston by food and other supplies -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This event took place between the British and their soldiers and the colonists
What Happened at this event? What happened was the colonists were storing weapons in supplies in concord and the British sent 700 troops to secure the supplies. While these troops were marching the militia slowed them down by small fights so they could move the supplies.
This happened in Massachusetts
This event happened because the colonists dumping tea in the harbor and the British making the Intolerable Acts -
Battle for Fort Ticonderoga
The people who were at this event was the 83 American soldiers and 42 British troops.
What happened ta this event was the Americans crossed Lake George to attack the fort at night called Ticonderoga and surprising the British troops in the morning and the British troops surrendered almost immediately.
This event took place in New York.
Why? This event happened because 2 important reasons. One, it controlled the main route between Canada and the Hudson> Second, they seized several dozen cannons. -
Second Continental congress
Who was at this events was the colonists and the British.
What happened at this event was the congress and the noth eastern colonies decided that they needed to form a war with a leader name George Washington and printed out paper money to pay for the troops.
This event took place in Philadelphia.
Why did this event happen? This event happened because the Colonists did not favor independence and many of them were ready to use force to defend their rights. -
Olive Branch Petition
The people who were at this event was the Second Continental Congress and King George.
What happened at this event was the Olive Branch petition was sent to King George stated," asking King George to stop the fighting so all of the disputes could be solved peacefully. King George denied the request stating that the colonies were a open rebellion.
This event took place in Philadelphia.
Why? This event happened because the Congress was hoping to restore peace between America and Britain. -
Battles of Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill.
Who was at this event was George Washington and his army/ Americans and the British.
What happened at this event was the British attacked the Americans at Breeds Hill and failed two times with hundreds dead but on the third attempt he succeeded. This event took a great toll, For the British was 1,000 killed/ wounded and the Americans 400 killed/ wounded.
This took place in Boston.
Why? This event happened because the British were hoping to solve the problem of the Americans surrounding Boston. -
Invasion of Quebec
who was this event was the Americans and the British.
What happened at this event was the Americans went to attack Quebec and One general died and the other wounded. After this the army waited outside he fort and attacked later on but failed due to hunger.
This event took place in Quebec.
Why? This event happened because the Americans knew the British had the most powerful army and wanted to drive the British even farther away from the Americas. -
The British Withdrawal From Boston.
The people who were at this event was the Americans and the British.
What happened at this event was the Americans surrounded Boston with all the cannons they took from fort Ticonderoga. They did this and the British couldn't defend the city and had to withdrawal from Boston.
This event took place in Boston.
Why? This event happened because the Americans were tired of the British's rules and wanted their city back from the British. -
Boston Tea Party
This event happened between the British and the Colonists.
What happened during this event? What happened was the Colonists dressed up as Indians and boarded the tea ship and dumped all of the from the ship into the Boston harbor. The amount of tea they dumped into the harbor was about 90,000 pounds worth thousands of dollars.
This happened in Boston.
Why did this event happen? This event happened because the Indian Company was making the merchants of the stores who sold it no profit