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Gives the Colonies a place to sell their raw materials to Britan -
A British law passed in 1733 that taxed molasses, rum, and sugar imported into the North American colonies from non-British countries. -
Washington's Fort so that he can be safe but then it got taken over by the French and Natives. -
The French and Indian war was a war that lasted August of 1756 - Feb. of 1763 and it was a conflict between Britain and the colonists -
An act that lowered the Tax on molasses to try and get Colonists to stop smuggling goods. The sugar act also allowed officers to seize the smuggled goods without going to court. -
An act that added a small tax on all printed materials like Newspapers, Wills, Playing Cards, Documents, etc. -
An act which gave Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for British colonies. -
An External tax (tax on imported goods) -
A fight that occurred between Bostonians and British soldiers -
General Thomas Gage, of Boston had orders from Parliament to seize weapons and arrest leaders of the Massachusetts militia. -
An act which was made in response to the Boston Tea party -
An act that was in response to the Boston Tea Party and it shut down Boston's lifeline and made more people unemployed and a lack of supplies -
As a result of the Boston Tea Party British officials charged with a capital offense had to be tried in another colony or England -
On a warm September of 1774, fifty-five delegated gathered to create a political body. These delegates named this political body the Continental Congress. -
Revere and Dawes rode to Lexington, a town east of Concord, spreading the news - 'The British are coming!!!' -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were one of the first fights in the Revolutionary War. -
Fort Ticonderoga was built by the British and was later seized by Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen, and a 400-man militia. -
The Second Continental Leaders were secret counsel with John and Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and George Washington and they tried to unify the colonies and fight against Britain's laws.
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The Battle of Bunker hill was the fight between the Colonists and British troops. And the colonists were given the order "Fire when you see the whites of their eyes." -
The Olive Branch Petition is a formal request that assured King George III that the colonists wanted peace and asked for protection of their rights. -
On December 31, 1775, Benedict Arnold's attack on Quebec failed, and the American forces retreated. -
On March 17, 1776, George Washington's troops forced the British to leave Boston by placing cannons on nearby hills. -
On April 27, 1776, King George III hired Hessian soldiers to fight against the American colonies. -
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed, declaring America's independence from Britain. -
As a result of the Boston Tea Party which made a government for Canada and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio River.