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Navigation Act
The laws forced the colonies to sell their raw materials to England.There for goods brought from the colonies from other countries in Europe went to England first to be taxed, to earn money. -
The Molasses Act
A British law passed in 1733 that taxed Molasses, rum, and sugar imported into North America colonies from non-British countries. -
Fort Necessity
Where George Washington built a small fort to fight the French and Native Americas. It marks the start of the French and Indian War -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended in 1763.The French and Indian War is a war between the British Empire and the French determining control over the Ohio River Valley. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act is an act where the colonist lowered their taxes to get more people to buy there goods and for people to stop smuggling. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act is an act where people put a small tax on all printed materials.( Newspaper, Will, Playing cards, Documents.) -
Declaratory Acts
Parliament can tax and make decisions for British colonies “in all cases”. -
Townshend Act
The Town shend Acts was an external tax (tax on imported goods) A tax on imported goods. The goods were Glass, Lead, Paper, Tea, Painting. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre is where a fight occurred between Bostonians and British Soldiers. The mob of Bostonians fired on. When the smoke cleared 5 lay dead and 3 were injured. Among the dead was Crispus Attucks. Part Native American Part African
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Intolerable Act 1
The intolerable Act is also known as the ‘Intolerable Act’. Intolerable means painful and unbearable. -
Quartering Act 2
The Quartering Act permitted the requisition of unoccupied buildings to house British troops. -
Administration of Justice 3
The Administration of Justice Act required British officials charged with capital offenses to be tried in another colony or England. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act is where a government for Canada was created, and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio River and the colonists were trapped. -
First Continental Congress
In September of 1774, fifty-five delegates gathered together to create a political body. These delegates named this political body the Continental Congress. -
General Gage takes over Boston
General Thomas Gage of Boston had an order from Parliament to seize weapons and also arrest leaders of the Massachusetts militia. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition assured King George III that the colonists wanted peace and then asked to protect their rights -
Benedict Arnold failed to take Quebec
Benedict Arnold’s contributions would be overlooked. He would later become the first, and most well-known, ‘turncoat’ to the American Revolution. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paule Revere and Dawes rode to Lexington a town east of Concord, spreading the news he alerted that The British are coming!!” -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Due to Revere and Dawe's warning, 70 Minutemen were waiting on the 700 English Redcoats the morning of April 19th, 1775 but he realized they were badly outnumbered. -
Fort Ticonderoga
Green Mountain Boys, was also planning to attack Ticonderoga. After ‘agreeing’ to work together, Fort Ticonderoga surrendered on 5.10.1775 -
Second Continental Congress
A government of laws and not of men …” -John Adams Individuals and events impact efforts for independence -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Americans were low on gunpowder to start the battle with, so they had to retreat once they ran out of powder. Even though the battle took place on Breed’s Hill, it is known as the Battle of Bunker Hill
The reserve powder and men were positioned on the Bunker -
Hessian Soldiers are hired by King George III
The King rejected the petition and prepared for War. He hired more than 30,000 German mercenaries called Hessians to fight alongside British troops. -
Washington takes Boston
He tasked General Henry Knox with moving almost 60 cannons 300 miles - from Ft. Ticonderoga to Boston - Through the Winter of 1775, by Spring Washington thought his troops were ready to fight, and the cannons made it from Northern New York -
DOI is signed
July 4th, 1776 - 56 Delegates signed the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock wrote is name big that the King could read his name without using glasses.