The document summarizes key events and groups in the lead up to the American Revolution: 1) The Proclamation of 1763 restricted colonial settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains to avoid further conflict with Native Americans living in those areas. 2) As rebellion grew against British rule, the colonies divided between Patriots who supported independence and Loyalists who remained loyal to England. 3) The Boston Massacre, in which British soldiers fired into a crowd killing colonists, was seen differently by the colonists and England - the colonists viewed it as murder while England argued the soldiers acted in self defense against a mob.

1. Unit 2 Post Test Essay Rev.

2. Settlement Restrictions
- After the French And Indian War, England passed the Proclamation of 1763.
This said that colonists could not settle past the Appalachian Mountains.
- The MAIN reason for this was that England knew Native Americans lived past
the Appalachian Mountains and they did not want to fight another war with
them,

3. Patriots and Loyalists
- As the colonies moved towards rebellion against England, two groups emerged
in the colonies: Patriots and Loyalists.
- Patriots - Americans who supported the war and wanted America to be free.
- Loyalists - Americans who were against the war and liked control by England.
- Which side would you have joined and why?

4. Boston Massacre
- As you learned in this unit, the Boston Massacre was the name given to an
event in Boston when English soldiers fired into a crowd, killing several
colonists.
- England saw this event as necessary because they felt the soldiers fired to
protect themselves against a mob.
- The colonists saw this as murder. That the English soldiers overreacted and
were not in real danger.
- If you were a colonist at that time, how would you feel about this event?

6. Mayflower Compact
- The Mayflower Compact of 1620 was an agreement between the Puritans
landing in America. It listed rules for how they wanted to live.
- It gave all people a say about decisions made in the colony.
- The Puritans knew they would need rules because they were far from
England.
- England was too far away to help them, so they created rules for everyone to
follow.