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Navigation acts
The navigation acts were Laws that made the British government (king and queen) buy the colonist raw materials -
molasses act
an act that taxed tea, molasses, and rum that is imported -
Fort Ness.
A fort that George Washington put up with his Militia a group of ordinary people with little to no experience with combat, A very weak fort that was then destroyed by the French and their Native American allies. -
french and Indian war
the in which the French and Indians go to war with the British because the British wanted land that was the Frenches so they could trade with the Native Americans. But they had to fight the French and Native Americans for it and won. -
Sugar act 1764
the act that taxed sugar -
Stamp act
A tax u had to pay on all imported goods. So if u wanted to sell stuff -
Declaration acts
laws by that could be made by parliament saying that they could bind all the American colonies. -
Townshend act
An external act on imported goods such as glass, lead, paper, tea, paint -
Boston masacre
a fight between the Red coats and 200 Bostanians in the middle of the city starting with kids throwing snowballs -
General Gage takes over Boston
After the intolerable acts, King George III Sent a general to manage the colonies as punishment and to keep the colonist in line -
First Continental Congress
When the Colonist saw themselves as one and created some kind of government for the Colonies -
Intolerable or Corevice
4 laws that were Passed by the British Parliament made to punish the colony of Massachusets for the Boston Tea party -
Administration of justice
The act enssuring a fair trial for any British officials charged with Capital offences while upholding the law or trying to end protest in Massachusets -
Quartering act
When the British could come in the colonist houses without warning if they were thought to be smuggling. -
Quebeck
When the French decided to help the British with war -
Fort Teconderoga
A Fort that held Patriot troops and a lot of artillery (cannons, guns, gunpowder, etc) but Patriot troops were sent to Montreal because British troops in Canada were planning on attacking N.Y -
Second Contenential Congress
In 1774 the Continental Congress agreed to meet again if the British did not address their complaints. In fact, as the battles at Lexington and Concord in 1775 showed, the dispute between the British and the Colonies had worsened. So they set up the Continental congress -
Battle of bunker hill
June.16.1775- The Militia set posts on Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill, they were across the harbor from Boston so they made a plan Redcoats assembled at the foot of Breeds Hill, The British troops successfully repealed twice On the 3rd wave, the British took Breeds Hill Americans were low on gunpowder to start the battle with, then retreated when out of powder British victory, 1000 British died almost 90 militia died. -
Olive Branch petition
assurence that King George III that the colonist wanted peace, and asked to protect their rights, But King Geotge rejected it and repaired for war -
Paul Reveirs ride
When Paul Reveir saw the British coming and warned the Bostonians yelling "The British are coming" -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
After Pual Revere warned the Bostonians the British were coming 70 minutemen were waiting for the 700 Red coats and 18 minutemen were dead and 73 minutemen were dead and 173 red coats wounded -
Benedict Arnold fails to take Quebeck
When Benedict Arnold tried to take Quebeck for honor but failed because the harsh temperatures and food shortages -
DOI is sighned
On July 2nd 1776 it is voted to be an Independent Country (11votedin favor 1voted not to because they couldnt fight off Great Brtains army) but the papers were actually signed 2 days later on July 4th -
Hessian Soldiers are hired by King George the III
When King George III had Hired 30000 German Mersinairies to help fight the American Colonist -
Washington takes over Boston
After Bunker Hill Washington got 60 cannons and moved them back to Boston and when the Red coats in Boston woke up they woke up to 60 cannons pointing at them forcing them to give up Boston