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It was made so that colonies had to sell their raw goods to British if they couldn't find anywhere else. -
a British law passed in 1733 that taxed molasses, rum, and sugar imported into the North American colonies from non-British countries. -
A fort set up for a militia by George Washington to drive out the french that soon later failed. -
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 -
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. -
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. -
Parliament has the right to tax and make decisions for British colonies. -
External tax. It was tax on all imported goods like glass,lead,paper,tea, and paint -
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. -
Its a list of acts.It was like when a kid was grounded but the kid is the colonist. -
It was a fort that was surrendered by the redcoats to the british -
The military Governor, General Thomas Gage, of Boston had order from Parliament to seize weapons and arrest leaders of the Massachusetts militia -
Permitted the requisition of unoccupied buildings at first to house British troops -
British officials with a capital offenses had to be tried in another colony or England -
A government for Canada was created, and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio River -
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A fight between 70 Minutemen and 700 British troops where after the smoke 6 of the minutemen lie dead. -
it had a few more important people than the first continental congress -
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 -
The Olive Branch Petition assured King George lll that the colonists wanted peace, and asked to protect their rights. -
The attack on Quebec, led by Benedict Arnold, failed. Patriots faced winter, heavy snow storms, and were low on supplies
British Victory -
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 -
The King rejected the Petition, and prepared for War
He hired more than 30,000 German mercenaries called Hessians to fight alongside British troops. -
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”