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Navigation Acts
It was made so that colonies had to sell their raw goods to British if they couldn't find anywhere else. -
Molasses Act
a British law passed in 1733 that taxed molasses, rum, and sugar imported into the North American colonies from non-British countries. -
Fort Neseccity
A fort set up for a militia by George Washington to drive out the french that soon later failed. -
French and Indian War
This was a war between the French with the natives against British but eventually the war was the French and the Natives.This started in August of 1756 to Feb. of 1763 -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act lowered the sales tax on items.The reason for this was because people kept on smuggling goods and they did this because England was in debt and this started in 1764. -
Stamp act
The stamp act started in March of 1765 and what it is is a small tax on printed items.These items were such as newspapers wills playing cards and document. -
Declaratory Acts
Parliament has the right to tax and make decisions for British colonies. -
Townshend Acts
External tax. It was tax on all imported goods like glass,lead,paper,tea, and paint -
Boston Massacre
A fight between the Bostonians and the British Soldiers.This happened after Bostonians were throwing stuff at the Soldiers and a soldier discharged by accident and the fight had happened. -
intolerable (as called by the colonist) or Coercive (as called by the British)
Its a list of acts.It was like when a kid was grounded but the kid is the colonist. -
Fort Ticonderoga
It was a fort that was surrendered by the redcoats to the british -
General Gage takes over Boston
The military Governor, General Thomas Gage, of Boston had order from Parliament to seize weapons and arrest leaders of the Massachusetts militia -
Quartering Act
Permitted the requisition of unoccupied buildings at first to house British troops -
Administration of Justice
British officials with a capital offenses had to be tried in another colony or England -
Quebec Act
A government for Canada was created, and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio River -
First Continental Congress
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Paul Reveres Ride
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
A fight between 70 Minutemen and 700 British troops where after the smoke 6 of the minutemen lie dead. -
Second Continental Congress
it had a few more important people than the first continental congress -
Battle of Bunker Hill
It was a battle between the british and redcoats but in the end the british won but at a cost as 90 dead for british and 1000 died for redcoats -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition assured King George lll that the colonists wanted peace, and asked to protect their rights. -
Benedict Arnold failed to take Quebec
The attack on Quebec, led by Benedict Arnold, failed. Patriots faced winter, heavy snow storms, and were low on supplies
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Washington takes Boston
The night of March 16th, 1776, Washington had his cannons into position overlooking Boston, while the Redcoats were all tucked in
As the British awoke to find almost 60 cannon pointing at them, and realizing that the cannon could reach them,British General William Howe command his soldiers to board ships and withdraw to Nova Scotia -
Hessian Soldiers are hired by King George III
The King rejected the Petition, and prepared for War
He hired more than 30,000 German mercenaries called Hessians to fight alongside British troops. -
DOI is signed
Congress created a committee to write a declaration of independence
John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
Franklin requested that Jefferson compose the first draft, by:
“Reason first - You are a Virginian, and a Virginian ought to appear at the head of this business. Reason second - I am obnoxious, suspected, and unpopular. You are very much otherwise. Reason third - you can write ten times better than I can”