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Stamp Act
The stamp act was when they taxed paper and all paper and when there was a stamp or a seal that means the tax was paid if you didn't purchased a stamp you would be put in jail. -
The Townsend act
Taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, tea and searched for smuggled goods. -
Boston Tea Party
Soldiers struck colonist as the crowed grow and fight back by throwing rocks and snow and shouting insults and as more soldiers came the more the colonist got angry. -
The tea act (not tax)
Passed in 1773 the British east India company to sell tea directly to colonist. Tax tea was cheaper then smuggled tax tea. -
The Boston Tea Party
Members of sons of liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
Caused problems for loyalists/ Tories
Loyalists/Tories=a person in the colony who remains loyal to the king & Great Britain. -
First Continental Congress Meets
All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
Voted to send a "statement of grievances"
Voted to boycott all British trade
Patrick Henry- VA rep, urged colonists unite against Britain. -
First Continental Congress
All colonies but Georgia have representatives Voted to send a statement of grievances Voted to boycott all British trade -
1,000's Of Redcoats In Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
Midnight ride of Paul revere
Paul revere rides to warn the sons of liberty in Lexington and concord that the "British are coming... the British are coming.." -
Battle of Lexington & concord
Battle of Lexington
1st battle of american Revelation
shot heard round the world
British victory
Battle of Concord American Stop British and force them to retreat -
Capture of fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
American victory -
Battle of bunker hill
Fought on Breeds hill
"don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"- William Prescott
British victory (Americans ran out of ammunition)British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy -
sugar act
Indirect tax on duties and molasses and sugar