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Sugar Act
Indirect tax(out of sight=out of mind
lower tax on molasses that was imported
people hated the sugar act and all new acts because they felt it violated their rights -
Stamp Act
Tax on all paper products
official stamp/seal on all paper products(to show proof tax was paid).Of course this act outraged the colonist.They argued that only their own assemblies could tax them -
Declaratory Act
Parliament declares it has power to make laws for the colonies"in all cases whatsoever"
parliament passes this to save face -
Townshend Act
The Townshend act taxes paper,glass,paint,lead,tea
searched for smuggled goods
The sons of liberty started to do violent acts which caused British solders to come to protect tax collectors -
Boston Massacre
.March 5 1770:soldiers strikes colonist
-crowed gathers and hassles soldier,throwing snowballs and shouting insults
-More troops arrive,colonists get more and more angry
-Colonist shout "shoot if you dare!" -
Tea Act
The Tea Act is not a tax
this allowed (BEIC)/British east India company
Lower prices than colonist
cheaper than smuggling tea
less smuggling means more tax money
this caused colonist to fear being put out of business by BEIC -
Boston Tea Party
Loyalists are people that support or work for the king or Great Britain.
The tea party caused problems for loyalist
The tea party started when members of Sons of Liberty Dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor -
Intolerable Act
This was passed to punish Boston for tea party
-Boston harbor closed until tea paid for
-Massachusetts Charter cancelled
royal officials had trial in Britain -
Quartering act
This act made colonists have to house soldiers
if a soldier comes knocking on your door your gonna be sleeping on the floor because of the new act
big amounts of land given to Quebec
General Tomas Gage became the new governor of Massachusetts -
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 to unite against Britain -
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…”Because general Gage is coming to attack with an army -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
.Battle of lexington-
-1st battle of American Revolutionary War
-”shot heard around the world”-Ralph Waldo Emerson
-BRITISH Victory
.Battle of Concord-Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston.They came to concord for ammo and guns and weapons -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
.Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
.Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
.AMERICAN Victory
May 10, 1775 (05/10/1775)
Benedict Charles was a turn coat
Ethan’s group was called the green mountain boy they were called that because of camouflage
rifling made the bullets spin to make them accurate
They took over the fort by tricking them -
Second continental congress meets
They print $$$$
Set up post office to ship mail faster and so the enemy doesn't know their plans
Created Continental Army led by George Washington
Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights the olive branch means peace
King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response-The hessians are mercenary -
Battle of Bunker Hill
.fought on Breed’s 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 -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
Need weapons
washing trains the men for a couple months. -
“Common Sense” published by Thomas Paine
pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
“Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, ‘TIS TIME TO PART” -Thomas Paine, Common Sense -
British Surrender Boston
Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights which is overlooking Boston
BRITISH retreat – AMERICAN Victory
Washington was able to make them retreat without any casualty or a without one shoot being fired -
Second Continental Congress meet again
Debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
Second Continental Congress votes for Independence
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The Declaration of Independence is signed!
