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Navigation acts
England began passing these navigation acts, these laws forced the colonists to sell to England even if they could get a better price elsewhere. -
molasses act
The Molasses Act was a British law passed in 1733 that taxed Molasses, rum, and sugar imported into the North American colonies from non-british countries -
fort ness
Washington had built fort ness but was soon attackedby the french -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War began in 1756 and ended in 1763. The British wanted to takeover the frenches territory. The governor of Virginia sent a militia which was led by George Washington. The French and natives attacked for ness and Washington surrendered -
Declatory acts
started that parliament could make laws binding the American colonies "In all classes whatsoever" -
townshend acts
By this point in the colonies, any British taxes angered colonists. Women started the doughters of liberty along with supported another boycott. -
Boston Massacre
March 15th, 1770 a fight occured between the bostains and the British soldiers. The angry mob of bostains was fired on. 5 people were dead with 3 injured. -
administration of justice
British officials charge with a capital offences. They had to be tried in another colony or England. -
Quebec acts
permitted the requisition of unoccupied buildings at first. This was to the house of British troops -
First Continental Congress
In a warm September of 1774, 55 delegates gathered together to create a political body. these delegates named this political body the Continental Congress. They met in Phillidelphia with delegates from each of the 13th colonies except Georgia -
sugar act
in 1774 parliament passes the Sugar act. This new tax lowered the tax on molasses imported to the colonies. -
General Cage takes over Boston
The millitary governor General Thomas Gage, of Boston had order from the parliament to seize weapons and arrest leaders of the Massachusetts militia. -
intolerable acts
They were 4 rules passed by the British parliament. intolerable means painful and unbearable. -
quartering act
permitted the requisition of unoccupied buildings at first. This was to the house of British troops. -
stamp act
Patrick Henry VA house of burgesses the only sole and exclusive right and power to lay taxes on citizens. people boycotted and refused to buy British goods. -
Paul Reveres Ride
Dr Warren alerted Paul Revere and William Dawes, who were member of the Sons Of Liberty. Revere and Dawes rode to lexington, a town east of Concord spreading the new that "THE BRITISH ARE COMING," -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Due to Revere and Dawes warning, 70 minutemen were waiting for 700+ redcoats. relizing that they were badly outnumbered, the minutemen were about to break. An unkown shot was fired and both sides engaged. A Torry had told general Gage that the miltitia was hiding weapons at a farm.