social studies 8th grade 4 hour
Category: Altro
è stato aggiornato: 7 set 2018
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Created byChristian Espinoza
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*Tea
King George made taxes on tea
That made colonist happy for a little days
The colonist was mad because the British brought lots of tea
.stamp/sugar act
King George III made the taxes on sugar which made the colonist mad
In the stamp act, it had to be bought by some British men
the colonists were mad because they wanted all taxes to be removed.
.Declaration of Independence
the declaration of independence was to make everyone equal
all men have basic rights
the Declaration of Independence is something that gives rights to men that cannot be taken away
.Periodi
French and Indian war
English won the war
created a major amount of debt
Tax the colonist heavily
.Colonists heavily taxed
After the war, the colonist was taxed on everything they bought
They started to protest against the tax
King George repeals all taxes against the colonist except tea
.Boston Massacre
It started on March 5, 1770, a mob was throwing rocks
This massacre was started because there were taxes
In the fight of the mob 5 colonist were killed
.First Continental Congress
the First Continental Congress happened in the carpenter's hall in Pennsylvania
56 delegates went into the continental congress except for Georgia
It was sucedded by the second continental congress
.Thomas Paine writes “Common Sense”
He wrote for independence from England
he wanted to create a democratic republic
he wanted to challenge the authority of the British government and the royalty monarchy
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