Colby's Spark Chart by ANDERSON, COLBY (ANDERCOL002)

Magna Carta Libertatum

andercol002_1 — 2023-12-06 19:23:29 UTC

The Magna Carta is...a document for the people that gives them rights and doesn't let the king do whatever he wants.

The Magna Carta contributed to ideas about freedom because...the ideas went to the Americas and inspired the revolution. American laws were based on these ideas.

Proclamation of 1763

andercol002_1 — 2023-12-06 19:23:29 UTC

The Proclamation of 1763 came after the british told the colonists to go west and was a rule forbidding... Colonizers from going west of the appalachua mountains.

The Proclamation of 1763 contribute to more conflict because... It enforced the colonists from going across the applachia mountains for the indians to have land.

George III

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George III was ...

His leadership contributed to the eventual American split from England because...

Sugar Act

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The Sugar Act was... An act made by the british parliment to make only bwitish sugar legal to buy and sell.

The Sugar Act contributed to more conflict because...It made only brit sugar legal to buy and sell.

Stamp Act

andercol002_1 — 2023-12-06 19:23:29 UTC

The Stamp Act was... An act made by the british parliment to tax the american's after they spent over 40 million pounds to defend america.

The Stamp Act contributed to more conflict because... The americans were outraged and boycotts and riots worked and then the act was appealed.

Townshend Acts

andercol002_1 — 2023-12-06 19:23:29 UTC

The Townshend Acts were... An act which imposed duties on british china, glass, silverwear, paint, paper and tea along with more things

The Townshend Acts contributed to more conflict because... Because it enlarged how much the people would spend on household items.

Quartering Acts (1765+1774)

andercol002_1 — 2023-12-06 19:23:29 UTC

The Quartering Acts were [there were versions of this law passed TWICE!]... A law made and passed by the brit parliment which forced americans to house brit soldiers in peace and war time and cook and give them supplies.

The Quartering Acts contributed to more conflict because... It made the americans feel like it was to taxe them without taxing and that it was an invasion.

Boston Massacre

andercol002_1 — 2023-12-06 19:23:29 UTC

The Boston Massacre was... A massacre on the americans by british soldiers killing 5 americans.

The massacre and trial that followed contributed to further conflict because... Because six out of eight british soldiers were found not guilty.

Samuel Adams

andercol002_1 — 2023-12-06 19:23:29 UTC

Sam Adams was... A patriot, congress member and writer. sam adams went to harvard and passed and became a writer and patriot and was also on the continental congress. from 1760 to 1774

His activism contributed to further conflict because... Of his anti-british writing and being apart of a group which organised anti-british events.

Thomas Paine

andercol002_1 — 2023-12-06 19:23:29 UTC

Thomas Paine was... A writer who writ anti-british propaganda and, he used to live in britian before thomas jefferson convinced him to move to america.

Thomas Paine's writing contributed to more conflict by... His writing convinced more americans to join and fight back against the british.

Patrick Henry

andercol002_1 — 2023-12-06 19:23:29 UTC

Patrick Henry was... A old american patriot who helped form the first government. He received very little schooling but became a sucsesful lawyer who eventually spoke out against the british, and eventually became a member of the continental congress

Patrick Henry's speeches contributed to more conflict by... It inspired people and still inspires people to this day.

Tea Act

andercol002_1 — 2023-12-06 19:23:29 UTC

The Tea Act was... An act passed by the british parliament to cheapen the price of tea but gave the british east india company a monopoly on tea in the colonies.

It led to more conflict because... The act hurt local merchants

Boston Tea Party

andercol002_1 — 2023-12-06 19:23:29 UTC

The Boston Tea Party was... A attack on the british by fed up colonists where we dumped there tea into the boston harbor and made the british very angry

This event contributed to further conflict because... The british shut down the harbor until the colonists paid back for all the tea the dumped

Intolerable Acts

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The Intolerable Acts were...

The Intolerable Acts contributed to more conflict because...

Battle of Lexington & Concord

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The Battles at Lexington & Concord were... The first real battles of the revolutionary war and was the official start of the war April 19th 1775.

These battles contributed to further conflict because... Due to the battle being the first of the american revolutionary war which resulted in american victory.

Second Continental Congress

andercol002_1 — 2023-12-06 19:23:29 UTC

The Second Continental Congress was... Made up of richer and older men multiple from each colonie except georgia for some reason to decide how to make peace and stop sending british soldier.

The Second Continental Congress contributed to more conflict because... They decided they needed to build the continental army and to prepare for war.

Battle of Bunker Hill

andercol002_1 — 2023-12-06 19:23:29 UTC

The Battle of Bunker Hill (or Breed's Hill) was... A battle fought between the americans and british in early 1776, bunker hill was over looking boston and was a very good position as the americans could fire into the big river connecting the atlantic to canada, they americans fought off two waves of british before being over-ran.

This battle contributed to further conflict by... It lead to british decision to leave boston for good and was the second official battle of the U.S. revolutionary war.