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A British law that put a tax on molasses, rum, and sugar imported from non-British colonies. -
Fort Necessity was built by George Washington, and his troop, to fight against the French -
A 7 year war against the French, British, and Native Americans. This left the British in debt of 60,000,000 dollars. -
The Navigation Acts were movements that were to restrict foreign trade. -
The British took the tax off of sugar to lower smuggling. -
The British put a small tax on all printed materials. They did this to gain money back -
Parliament has the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies -
Parliament put a tax on imported goods. This angered the colonists. -
It started with people throwing snowballs at the Redcoats, but it escalated quickly. The people were egging the Redcoats on, then with one wrong word, the Redcoats shot into the crowd. -
In 1774 the CC agreed to meet again if the British did not address their complaints. As the battles at Lexington and Concord in 1775 showed, the dispute between the Brit. and the Col. had worsened -
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A series of four laws punished the colonists for dumping the tea. These laws were very harsh. -
This act was passed because of the many troops that needed a place to stay. This means that soldiers could remain in vacant homes, even homes with people living there. -
British officials charged with capital offenses had to be tried in another colony or England. -
A government was created for Canada and extended its territory. -
Paul Revere was on his way to Lexington to tell the colonists the the Redcoats were coming. He had got there just in time. -
70 Minutemen were waiting for the 700 English RCs on the morning of 04-19-1775. An unknown shot was fired, and both sides engaged, when the smoke cleared, 8 Minutemen lay dead. -
George Washington's militia fought the Redcoats. -
Benedict Arnold raised a 400-man Militia to seize Fort Ticonderoga in NY, near lake Champlain. -
The Continental Congress signed the Olive Branch Petition to assure the king that colonists wanted peace and asked to protect their rights. -
Benedict Arnold tried to take Quebec, but disease and bad weather caused them to fail. -
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King George the third hired 30,000 Hessians to fight with the British troops. -
The Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. -
05-10-1775 the Second Continental congress met.
Some of these people had met during the first CC session.