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sugar act
The sugar act was an indirect tax on sugar and molasses from Britain -
stamp act
A tax on any thing printed and paper -
Declatory act
The act that infromed the colonists that britain makes taxes and laws -
Townshend acts
This act taxed paint,glass,paper,lead,tea -
boston massacre
a out burst ocuured in the streets which ended with teh death of colonists -
tea act
An act that made it so the colonists could only purchase tea from Britain. This made the tea seem cheaper but britain got more tax money -
boston tea party
colonist threw british tea into the ocean -
intolerable and quarting acts
The intolerable acts shut down Boston harbor,and the new govener of ma is a british general quarting acts made it so you had to give your bed to a soldier -
first colonial congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British Colonies, that met to deal with the Intolerable Acts. Georgia was the only colony that did not send a representative to the Congress. They agreed to boycott British goods at first, if Parliment would not repeal the Intolerable Acts. Patrick Henry- Va rep. urged colonist to unire against britain -
thousand of red coats in boston
general Gage brings thousands of red coats to Boston with more on the way -
british on the move
700 british soldiers went to concord to steal the weapons of the sons of liberty.paul rivier went to another town to warn them of the red coats -
midnight ride of pall revire
Pall revire warns the people of lexington of the british coming -
battle of lexinton and concord
the battle of lexington:
1st battle if the revolutionary war
"shot heard around the word"
british victory the battle of concord:
stop britsh at the old north bridge and force them to retreat
american victory -
capture of fort ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
get all of fort including 56 canons
american victory -
second continental congress
they created the Continental army lead by george washington
printed money
made a press/post ofice
sent olive tree petition to protects their rights and kings hires 3000 hessians soldiers in reponse -
battle of bunker hill
Fought on breeds hill.
"Don't fire until you see whites of their eyes"-William Prescott
British victory(Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy -
washington arrives on the outskirts of boston with troops
relizes men are disorganized and need discipline
need weapons -
"common sense"
pamphlet inspire more colonists to become patriots "everything that is right or reasomable pleads for seperation. The blood of the slain weeping voice of nature cries,"'TIS TIME TO PART"-Thomas pain, common sense -
british surrender boston
washington beleives his amry is ready
washington puts canon dorschester heights overlooking boston
bristish retreat-AMERICAN victory -
scond continetal congress meet again
debate claring independance
thomas jefferson is the primary author -
second continetal votes for independace
All 13 vote yes on declaring independence -
declararion signed
YAY YAY YAY FIRE WORKS YAY