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The Sugar Act was a time in which the British put indirect tax on molasses, and sugar. -
The Stamp Act was when the British taxed every paper product by putting a stamp on it. -
The Declaratory Acts was when Parliament declared it had power to make the colony's laws, in any situation whatsoever. -
The Townshend Acts was when the British taxed glass, lead, paints, paper, tea. And they would let the British soldiers search through the colonists smuggled goods, which activated the Sons of Liberty to do violent things against the British. -
The Boston Massacre was a fight between the British and the colonists. The British fired on the crowd because the colonists insulted the British. This fighting included snow balls, guns, and many other things. -
The Tea Act was when the British could send tea to the colonies whenever they wanted to. -
The Boston Tea Party was when the Son's of Liberty dumped over 340 chests of British tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Quartering Act was when the British Parliament had passed a series of measures primarily aimed at raising revenue from the British colonies in America. -
The Intolerable Act was when the British had closed down the Boston harbor because of what had happened, and they had passed punishment to the colonists. -
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British Colonies, that met to deal with the Intolerable Acts. -
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the “British are coming….The British are coming.” -
This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War, and the British won. -
Americans stop the British and force them to retreat back to Boston, which leads to the Americans winning. -
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort, and get all supplies in the fort including cannons, which leads to the Americans winning. -
The second meeting was led by George Washington who led the army in Boston, they also talked about the Olive Branch Petition and they set up a post office. -
They fought on Breed’s Hill, British have the victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy. -
Washington leads his men into Boston, and realizes that they are disorganized and need discipline. And they also realize they need weapons. -
His pamphlet inspires more colonist and people to become patriots. -
As Washington arrives with his armed army, they get set up with their cannons, and weapons, which leads to the British retreating. -
This time they debate on declaring independence, and Thomas Jefferson had made the draft for the Declaration of Independence. -
All 13 colonies voted yes on declaring independence. Which made America what it is today -
America finally takes independence, and becomes a country.