A New System

(Period: The Road to Independence)

Synopsis:

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Historical synopsis courtesy of A Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times by Department of Humanities Computing, University of Groningen, The Netherlands and the former United States Information Agency (1953-1999).

Key Facts:

• The first time America and Britain really parted ways was in 1763.

Key Events:

• 1775 - the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired.
• The sugar act of 1764 replaced the Molasses Act of 1733 with new rules for taxing the colonies and their trade activities.

Vocabulary:

• Royal Proclamation of 1763 - a British document reserving land for Native Americans, which the Americans heavily disagreed with.
• Consternation - alarm, fear