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Emma Ramsthaler, Katherine Hensal, Amanda Caldera, and Rio Gagnon

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Emma Ramsthaler, Katherine Hensal, Amanda Caldera, and Rio Gagnon

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All of the acts eventually led to the colonies unifying and the growth of the American identity.

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a. For months, farmers and townspeople were gathering arms and ammunition and  training minutemen for a defensive war. General Gage sent out 1,000 soldiers to Lexington and Concord, and many men were killed on both sides.
b. On the Unrest-O-Meter scale, this event would be a 9 because the controversial idea on which side began the firing started the American Revolution. The event marked a shift in the colonies from resistance to rebellion.

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≈ 1765 - “No taxation without representation” 🔵 

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≈ 1765 - “No taxation without representation” 🔵 

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a. This motto that was frequently used by the colonists showed the basic principle of the Constitution: the right of people to be taxed only with their consent.
b. On the Unrest-O-Meter scale, this would be a 5 because colonists felt underrepresented in the Colonial Assembly which resulted in angry colonists rioting different taxes and acts.

c.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Colonists move west of the Appalachian Mts 🔵

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Colonists move west of the Appalachian Mts 🔵

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a. After the Proclamation of 1763, the white settlers continued to cross the boundary and claim lands further and further into Ohio Valley. This caused them to push the line of settlement further west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b. This event is a 3 on the Unrest-O-Meter because it later lead to more conflicts and tensions between the French and Indian.

c.

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🔴:British actions
🔵:American actions
🔴🔵:both British and American actions
Yellow box: unity and the creation of the American identity
Purple box: not unified

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Proclamation of 1763 🔴                                 

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Proclamation of 1763 🔴                                 

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a. When settlers and traders moved to the Ohio Valley, Indians became mad and attacked. Therefore, a proclamation was issued to prevent escalating of fighting that could potentially harm western trade. The proclamation forbid settlers to go beyond a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
b. On the Unrest-O-Meter, the Proclamation of 1763 was a 1 because it limited trading conflicts with Indians and relations between western tribes and British improved.
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a. The French and Indian War was a war resulting from the repeated conflicts between the French and British colonies over land claims in North America. The French and their Indian allies were successful at first, but by the end the British were victorious and gained French territory
b. The French and Indian War is a 10 on the Unrest-O-Meter because it was a war, resulting in many deaths and an increase in British involvement in the colonies.
c.

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a. Headed by Samuel Adams, the Committees of Correspondence was a political organization that intended to publicize and encourage opposition to Britain and their oppression.
b. The Committees of Correspondence is a 3 on an Unrest-O-Meter because it was peaceful, but also spread dissent of the British throughout the colonies.
c.

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a. The Tea Act enforced the law of taxing tea imports.
b. The Tea Act is about a 4 on the unrest-o-meter because it was not unrestful itself, but it led to many uprisings because colonists were angered by the idea of taxation without representation.
c.

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July 4th 1776 - Declaration of Independence 🔵

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July 4th 1776 - Declaration of Independence 🔵

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a. The Declaration of Independence was made during the Revolutionary War. The main purpose of this document was to explain to other countries why the colonists no longer wanted to be under British rule, explain the goals of America, and explain the reasons why the colonists disliked the King.
b. The Declaration of Independence would be a 1 on the Unrest-O-Meter. It did not cause unrest, but united the colonies under one idea and goal.
c.

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a. The Stamp Act Congress had representatives from 9 of the 13 colonies and protested the Stamp Act, eventually leading to it being abolished.
b. The Stamp Act Congress is a 2 on the Unrest-O-Meter because is the first major unifying of the colonies against their common enemy, Great Britain.
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a. British soldiers were looking for work at a ship-rigging factory when a crowd of dockworkers, known as the “liberty boys", began throwing rocks and snowballs at the customs house. Quickly, the British Captain Thomas Preston lined up some of his men to protect the building and allegedly, when one of the soldiers was attacked, the British soldiers shot at the crowd, killing five people and injuring a few others.
b. The Boston Massacre would be a 8 on the Unrest-O-Meter because it was a fight resulting in multiple deaths, furthering the colonists’ resentment towards the British and the British soldiers in their cities.
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a. Parliament passed the first part of these acts following the Boston Tea Party, but there were four main parts to these acts. The acts closed the Boston Harbor, appointed a governor in Massachusetts, allowed British officials who were in trouble to go to England or another colony for trial, and expanded the Quartering Act which provided the British troops with housing.
b. The Intolerable Acts would be a 5 on the Unrest-O-Meter. They did not provoke violence, but simply increased the power of British rule in the colonies which irritated the colonists.
c.

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a. The Ohio River Valley was a controversial land that led to the French and Indian War because the French claimed it, Indians lived in it, and English settlement expanded into it. This made tensions extremely high between the three parties, and the Ohio River Valley became a potential battleground.
b. The Ohio River Valley can be considered somewhere around a 4 on the Unrest-O-Meter. It started the tensions that eventually lead to the French and Indian War.

c.

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a. The Quartering Acts allowed British troops to stay in the colonists’ homes and eat their food without the colonists being compensated. This is an extension from the original Quartering Acts of 1765 that only required colonists to provide barracks for the British soldiers.
b. The Quartering Acts are a 4 on the Unrest-O-Meter because they angered the colonists but were not violent.
c.

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a. The Boston Tea Party happened because the colonists were annoyed that taxes were being implemented without their approval, and they were not being represented. The colonists took the British tea and dumped three hundred forty two chests of it into the harbor.
b. The Boston Tea Party would be a 6 on the Unrest-O-Meter because it was a riot that inspired everyone in the colonies to want to fight for their freedom, and it further strained the relationship between Britain and the colonies.
c.

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a. The Sugar Act enforced an old law taxing sugar and ensuring that colonists couldn’t trade sugar with the French.
b. The Sugar Act is a 3 on the Unrest-O-Meter because although the colonists were not happy about the law, it mostly only led to a few boycotts and not a major protest, so it did not create too much of an upheaval in society.
c.

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October 26, 1774 - First Continental Congress 🔵

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October 26, 1774 - First Continental Congress 🔵

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a. In an attempt for unification, delegates, elected by the people and the assemblies, from twelve out of the thirteen colonies met at Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia to discuss British oppression and the actions they should take.
b. The First Continental Congress on the Unrest-O-Meter scale would be a 6 because it consisted of a peaceful meeting, but it also made the decision that colonists should prepare militia for a possible attack on British troops.
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a. The Sons of Liberty was a radical political organization created after the Stamp Act was implemented. The group started riots and burned down buildings to show their resistance to the British.
b. The Sons of Liberty would be a 7 on the Unrest-O-Meter because it caused riots. The British’s customs homes were burned down, and a large group of people took part in this.
c.

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a. The Stamp Act taxed all printed documents including newspapers, wills, and other legal documents.
b. The Stamp Act is about a 3 on the Unrest-O-Meter because it was not violent, but it led to unrest in the colonies.

c.

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a. Charles Townshend created the Townshend Duties that were passed by English Parliament because the duties intended to collect money from the colonists. The Townshend duties taxed imports of glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea which led the colonists to boycott these goods.
b. The Townshend Duties would be a 6 on the Unrest-O-Meter,  because it led to protests and upset the British.
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a. Grenville’s tax plan passed multiple acts that resulted in the British having a greater presence in the colonies in order to enforce these laws, marking the end of salutary neglect.
b. Grenville’s tax plan is a 4 on the Unrest-O-Meter because the acts it passed were not directly violent, but they led to unrest and riots. This was because the British tried to strengthen their control, which created bitter feelings between them and the colonists.

c.

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March 1765 - Colonists boycott British goods 🔵

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March 1765 - Colonists boycott British goods 🔵

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a. The boycotts started when the Stamp Act was implemented, and the colonists refused to abide by this law, so they boycotted British goods and threw riots in hopes of getting the law abolished. Similarly, in 1767 the Townshend Acts caused more boycotts on British goods.
b. The boycott of the British goods would be a 4 on the Unrest-O-Meter. This event was a protest that led to riots and increased the tensions between the colonies and Britain.
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a. Following the repeal of the Stamp Act, the British Parliament passed the Declaratory Act by asserting its complete authority to make laws on the colonies in all cases.
b. The Declaratory Act would be a 3 on the Unrest-O-Meter because it was not unrestful itself, but caused the colonists to become upset and revolt.
c.

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a. Ben Franklin made meetings with representatives from New England, New York, Maryland, and Pennsylvania to negotiate the Albany Congress. The Albany Congress was a plan to unite all the colonies for defense against the Indians, but the plan was rejected and the Iroquois broke off relations with British.
b. The Albany Plan can be considered a 2 on the Unrest-O-Meter. It caused the Iroquois and British relationships to fall apart.
c.