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Effects of the French and Indian War on the Road to Revolution
Effects of the French and Indian War In the French and Indian War, Britain gained vast tracts of American land and crushed France’s ambitions on the American continent. However, victory brought a number of complications and problems with it.
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The Parliamentary Acts
The Proclamation of 1763 In 1763, Parliament made three new colonies out of the territory Britain had acquired in the Treaty of Paris: Quebec, East Florida, and West Florida. All the land between the thirteen original colonies and the Mississippi River was left to ...
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Protest in Boston in the Road to Revolution
The Boston Massacre The English soldiers, known locally as “redcoats” for the distinctive scarlet color of their uniforms, quickly became the most despised people in Boston. On the night of March 5, 1770, tension between soldiers and citizens erupted ...
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The Coercive and Intolerable Acts
The Coercive/Intolerable Acts News of the Boston Tea Party reached Britain in January 1774. Parliament agreed that Boston must be harshly punished, as an example to other colonies that might be tempted to defy Parliamentary authority. Parliament promptly passed a ...
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The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress Samuel Adams and the other Massachusetts Assembly members who were thrown out of office by the Intolerable Acts met privately to discuss their situation. They wrote to the assemblies of the other colonies, asking for their sup- port ...
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The Road to Revolution Practice Test
Review the following study guides if necessary: The Road to Revolution
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The Shot Heard Round the World
The Shot Heard Round the World In the wake of rioting and civil unrest in Boston, Parliament replaced Governor Thomas Hutchinson of Massachusetts with General Thomas Gage, charging him to use his troops to maintain order in Boston. Gage faced two formidable ...
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The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia on May 10, three weeks after the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The British use of arms against their fellow citizens had united the colonies, which immediately took steps for their ...
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