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Stamp Act
The great resistance in the colonies, happened so no one went to the conference to see anything about the stamp act and so no one saw how anything was spread or saved. -
Gaspee Affair
THis was know as the lead up to the american revolution. The HMS GAspee was a british ship in shallwo water on june 9 1772. A group of men boarded, looted and attacked and touched the ship. -
Committees of Corespondence Established
Some commities were made to solve other problems then when solved they would disassemble. THe first formal committee was established in boston 1764 to rally thre currency act. -
Boston Tea Party
ON december 16 1773, collonist throw the tea over the ship after the british refused to ship it back to britain. This made the government very angry which got the colonist in trouble. -
First Continetial Congress
A convention of deligates, 12 of the 13 north american collonies. They met on september 5 1774 at carpenters hill. They met briefly to consider options to boycott the british ships. -
Coercive Acts
Was a name of a series of laws passed by the British. of the acts are in direct response to the boston tea party. -
Second Continental Congress
Was a conection of delegates from the thirteen colonies after the american revolution. It succeded the first continetal congress. THe congress became to be known as congress of confederation. -
Paul Revere's Ride
He was the man who said the british are comming. The night of april 18 1775 he told the town. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
It was the first military engagment of the american revolution. About 700 troups were ordered to attack and destroy military supplies. THey were headed to the massachusetts militia at concord. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Around breeds hill during the siege of boston battle of bunker hill took place iwas one of the earlier wars of the revolution. The battle was named after the adjacent bunkers both sides had. -
Olive Branch Petition
This was made to avoid a full blown war in britain. It was rejected in august 1775 and then the collonist declared rebelation. -
Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition
It was a response of George the III of the UK. He heard about the battle of bunker hill and the outses of the rebelion. -
Commom Sense Published
This happened when a pumphlet written by thomas paine, Was written in the style of the serman and relied on biblical refrences to show people about this information. -
British Evacuate Boston
The 11th mont siege boston ended the continential army. The colonist capture cannons at ticonderog. The british were threatened by this so they then decided to retreat. This was george washingtons first victory. -
Declaration of Independence
On july 4 1776 the contonental congress annouced that the eighteen colonies reguded themselves as indapendent states. This is how we got the 4th of july americas independence.
