A New World - The roots of revolution

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Based on the discoveries of which two men did France claim the great plains?

Samuel de Champlain
Rene la Salle

Why did the claim of France to Louisiana worried the British and the Americans?

If the French would send soldiers into the Mississippi valley, they could prevent the colonists from moving west from the Appalachian Mountains.

Which 3 things angered the Americans after the Seven years War?

1. The law that forbid the Americans to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
2. New taxes
3. Interference from the British government
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What was the Stamp act?

The colonist had to buy special tax stamps and attach them to newspapers, licenses and legal papers.

Stamp Act Congress =

Nine colonies met in New York at 1765 and organized opposition to the Stamp Act.

All the opposition to the Stamp Act forced the British to withdraw, but what law did they pass on following the Stamp Act?

Declaratory Act

What was the Declaratory Act?

Law in which the British government stated: full power and authority over the colonies and people of America in all cases whatsoever.

Why did the British place taxes on items of the Americans?

Because the war against the French costed the British a lot of money and they found it only fair that the Americans paid taxes to pay back the costs.

When was The Boston Tea Party

December 1773

??? = a group of colonial leaders that came together in Philadelphia.

The Continental Congress

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