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Sugar Act
The sugar act was put in place by parliament. It was put in place to tax people to help pay for debt of the war. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act Was put in place by Parliament. It was the tax of all paper products. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was put in place by parliament. I was put in place right after the Stamp Act was repealed. The Declaratory Act put in place to declare parliament was power to make laws in all the colonies "in all cases whatsoever." -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts was put in place by Parliament. It was the taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
protesters clashed with red coats (British soldiers). 5 colonist were killed. -
Boston tea party
Protesters dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed by Parliament. The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England, and to commission agents who would have the sole right to sell tea in the colonies. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was passed by Parliament. This act punished The people of Boston for the Boston for the Boston Tea party. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was put in place by Parliament. The Quartering Act told people if a soldier needed a place to stay and they came knocking on your door "your sleeping on the floor." Meaning the soldier could stay at your house. -
First Continental Congress
The First Congress was a meeting with 12 of 13 British colonies, to deal with the Intolerable Acts. Georgia was the only colony that didn't send a congress representative. They all agreed to boycott British goods, If Parliament didn't get rid of the Intolerable Acts. -
1,000 of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage bring thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere rides to warn the Son of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British were coming...." The British were coming.." -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Lexington
- 1st battle of American Revolutionary war
- "shot heard round the world" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
- BRITISH Victory
Battle of Concord
- Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
get all supplies the fort including cannons
AMERICAN Victory -
Second Continental Congress
Print $$$$
Set up post office
Created Continental Army led by George Washington
Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights
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Battle of Bunker Hill
Fought on Breed's hill Map
"Don't fire untill you see the whites of their eyes" William Pitt
BRITISH victory ( Americans ran out of ammo.) British learn defeating would not be easy -
Washington arrives at Boston with Continental Troops
Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
Need weapons -
“Common Sense” published by Thomas Paine
pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
“Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, ‘TIS TIME TO PART” -Thomas Paine, Common Sense -
British Surrender Boston
Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
BRITISH retreat – AMERICAN Victory -
Second Continental Congress meet again
Debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
Second Continental Congress votes for Independence
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The Declaration of Independence is signed!
