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fort ticonderoga
this building is known for the first offensive victory for amrican forces in revolutionary war -
sugar act
indirect tax(out of site=out of mind)
dutie on molasses and sugar -
stamp act
purchased only with valubal silver coins
didnt pay=fined or jailed -
declatory act
declaration by the british parliamant that accopained the repeal of the stamp act. parliment had control over governing . -
townshed act
parliment passed the townshed act so he could tax imported goods like glass tea,and paper and women wanted to wear homade fabrics -
boston masscre
this is a deadly riot that occured in 1770 -
tea act
to seel tea directly to colonist. tex tea cheaper then smuggled tea -
boston tea party
political protest that occured at griffins wharf in boston matthusuetts -
inotolerble acts
to force somone to do something to punosh colonist for resisting british authority. british authority.british soilders forced to live amoung the colonist -
quatering act
that great britian ould house its soilders in americans barraks and public houses -
first continentinal congress
this was a meeting of delgates from 12 of the 13 british colonies that because united states -
continetal conggress meets
all colonist but georga have representatives
voted to send a statment of greivances
voted to boycott all british trade
patrick henry-VA rep. urged colonist to unite against britan -
lexington and concord
the first milliatry engagments of the american revolutionary war and fought in country middlesex -
washington arrives at boston with continentinal troops
realised neb are inorganized and need disaplin and they need weapons -
bunker hill
this one is short but this is when the british defeated the americans -
second continentinal congress
printing money set up post office,created continentinal amry led by george washinton. and the kinghires 30000 hesseints solders in response -
1,000 read coats
general gage brings thousands of british solders to boston with more on the way -
british surrender boston
washington belives his army is ready and ready and weapons arrives washington puts cannons on dirchester hights overlooking boston -
votes for indepenece
second continental congress on july only 9 of the conlies voted for independence -
declaration of indepndence
the declatration of indepenece is signed -
common sense
pamplet inspires more colonist to become patriots everything that is right or reasonable pleads for seperation the blood of slain the weeping voice of nature cries -
midnight ride of paul revere
a british patrol intercepted all three men and dawee
escaped.and revere was held for some time