George Washington was working for the British in 1753-54 traveling to northwestern Pennsylvania in an attempt to persuade the French to leave the area and their forts such as Fort LeBeouf (Waterford, PA), Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh, PA) and others. The French & Indian wars began.
In the eastern part of the continent.
since most colonists were self-sufficient they valued their own freedom highly.
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This was part of the Intolerable Acts of 1774 and was based on the idea that British soldiers would not get a fair hearing in the colonies where the people were unfairly biased against the British soldiers. It was also a nod to the Boston Massacre trials in 1770 where colonists convicted two British soldiers of manslaughter and the perceived illegitimacy of this trial by British authorities.
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In 1770 the colonies were part of the British monarchy. They had a king and were considered property of that king.
since most colonists were self-sufficient they valued their own freedom highly.
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They were not at war in 1770.
A British Shilling in 1770 had the purchasing power of about £4.94 GBP today.
The loyalist and the Patriots were the two main political groups who existed in the colonies in the 1770's, got it? OK?
varied in people and environments.
This was part of the Intolerable Acts of 1774 and was based on the idea that British soldiers would not get a fair hearing in the colonies where the people were unfairly biased against the British soldiers. It was also a nod to the Boston Massacre trials in 1770 where colonists convicted two British soldiers of manslaughter and the perceived illegitimacy of this trial by British authorities.
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The Boston Massacre: was an incident involving the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on 5 march 1770. E ffect: the legal aftermath helped spark the rebellion in some of the British colonies in America.