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Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts were laws passed by England. They regulated the colonies with the trade and shipped the goods to the English. -
Molasses Act
A British law passed in 1733 taxed molasses, rum, and sugar imported into the North American colonies from non-British countries. -
Fort Necessity
George Washington was defeated, and this happened during the French and Indian War that was decades ago. -
French and Indian war
it started in 1756 and ended in 1763. In 1758, the British won a key victory at Fort Louisburg1758 New Englanders and the British captured Ft. Frontenac Lake Ontario in 1758, the British took Ft. Duquesne. In 1759 Quebec capital of New France fell to British hands 1760 Montreal felll to British forces 1763 Treaty of Paris - France lost land claims in North America. -
Sugar act
In 1764, Parliament passed the Sugar Act on the colonists. An act can be looked at as a synonym for tax. This new tax lowered the tax on molasses imported to the colonies. The idea was that a lower tax Would lower the price and encourage more people to buy. -
Townshend act
The Townshend Acts was an EXTERNAL TAX (tax on imported goods)A tax on important goods -Glass-lead-paper-tea-paint- -
The Stamp Act
In 1765 Parliament passed the Stamp Act
A small tax on all printed materials consider the following material Newspaper
Wills
Playing cards
Documents
stuff like this all got taxed -
Declaratory act
The repeal of the Stamp Act did not mean that Great Britain was surrendering any control over its colonies. The Declaratory Act, passed by Parliament on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, stated that Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies -
Boston massacre
It was where a fight occurred between Bostonians and British soldiers The mob of Bostonians was fired on When the smoke cleared 3 of the injured and 5 lay dead Among the dead. -
Genaral gage takes over boston
they took over the governor position in Massachusetts, replacing the unpopular Thomas Hutchinson. In April 1775, Gage received orders from London to take action against the Patriots. -
intolerable act
THE INTOLERABLE ACTS
When news of the Boston Tea Party reached London George stated We must either master them or leave them to themselves In response to the Boston Tea Party the parliament passed the Coercive Acts Coercive Acts 1774 -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act permitted the requirement of unoccupied buildings at first to house British troops -
Administration of justice
officials charged with a capital offence had to be tried in another colony or England -
Quebec act
Quebec Act June 1774: A government for Canada was created, and its territory extended south to the Ohio River.
The Colonist were trapped -
paul revere ride
paul revere's midnight ride was an alert given to minutemen in the Province of Massachusetts Bay by local Patriots on the night of April 8th, 1775, warning them of the approach of British Army troops -
battle of lexington and concord
Due to Revere and Dawes warning 70 minutemen were waiting for the 700 english redcoats the morning of April 19th, 1775Realizing that they were badly outnumbered the minutemen were about to break -
second continental congress
On May 10th, 1775, the second Continental Congress met. Some of these people had met during the first session: John and Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and George Washington, to name a few.However, some new and very important people -
Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold raised a 400-man militia to seize Fort Ticonderoga in NY near lake Champlain This was a key location but it also had a stockpile of military supplies. Ethan Allen of Vermont with the Green Mountain Boys also planned to attack Ticonderoga after agreeing to work together for Ticonderoga surrendered on 5.10.1775. -
battle of bunker hill
Following Lexington and Concord more colonists joined militias Soon the militia grew to around 2,000 men, and Boston stayed under the control of british troops. 06/16/1775 Militia set up posts on Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill which were across the harbor from Boston After seeing this and forming a plan the british attacked the next day Redcoats assembled at the foot of Breeds Hill with fixed bayonets and charged the hill then an unknown shot was fired 1000 redcoats died 90 patriot -
olive branch petition
The olive branch petition assured kind George the lll that th colonist wanted peace and asked to protect their rights The king rejected the petition and prepared for war He hired more than 30000 german mercenaries called hessians to fight alongside british troops. -
Benedict Arnold failed to take Quebec
Benedict Arnold wnt from for Ticonderoga the and won but was not shown credit but Then he went to Qubec and lost due to short supplies and smallpox and everyone blamed him -
Washington takes Boston
On March 17 1776 washinton took Boston by commanding the militia to battle winning against the British and taking back Boston from the British -
Hessian Soldiers are hired by King George III
King George lll hired hessian after the Second Continental Congress decided to give King George the olive branch petition and hired 30,000 to go the colonies to help the British win the war against the Sons of Liberty. -
DOI is signed
The second Continental Congress debated whether they should declare themselves as an independent nation, or stay under British rule. Some delegates thought we should not separate others said that they were already at war because they fought the British a lot ready