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Navigation Act
Series of laws passed from England
Raw materials had to go through England to be taxed
Had to be on English ships with an English crew -
The Sugar Act
it was an Indirect tax which means out of sight out of mind
it had duties on molasses and sugar -
Stamp Act
official stamp/seal on all paper items to prove the tax was paid
it was a direct tax which means a in your face tax -
declaratory Act
it declares it has power to make laws for the colonies
parliament passes this to save face -
Townshend Act
glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea was taxed -
The Boston Massacre
a street fight occurred between a patriot mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British solders started shooting into a crowd -
tea act
lower prices than colonist merchant prices
tax tea cheaper than smuggled tea
less- smuggling = more tax money -
Boston tea party
members of sons of liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into boston harbor
caused problems for loyalist/ tories -
Quartering act
stated that great Britain would house its soldiers in american barracks and public houses. -
intoerable acts
Boston harbor closed until tea paid for
Massachusetts charter cancelled
General Thomas Gage became new governor of MA -
The First Continental Congress
the first Continetal Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies, that met to deal with the intolerable Acts. Georgia was the only colony that did not send a reprsentative to the congress. they agreed to boycott British goods at first, if parliment would not repeal the intolerable acts . -
1000'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 concord that the " British are coming... the British are coming..." -
battles of Lexington and Concord
battle of lexington
1st battle of american revolutionary war
british victory
Battle of concord
americans stop british and force them to retreat back to boston
american victory -
Fort Ticonderoga
benedict arnold and ethan allen capture the fort
get all supplies in the fort including cannons
American victory -
Second Continental Congress
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set up post office
created Continental Army led by George Washington
sent Olive Branch asking king to protect their rights -
Battle of Bunker hill
fought on Breed's hill
British victory ( Americans run out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with continental troops
realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
need weapons -
Common Sense
pamphlet inspires more colonists to become partriots -
British surrender Boston
washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrived
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
British retreat- American victory -
Second Continental Congress meet again
Debate on declaring independence
Tomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
Votes for independence
everyone is voting for their independence -
Declaration Of Independence signed
The Declaration of Independence was just passed
Now everyone has their Independence