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navigation act
a law that the British made that makes it so the colonists have to sell them their materials -
the molasses act
a tax placed on molasses by the British covernment so they can make more money -
the sugar act
a tax put on sugar that lowered the cost of it, put there by the British covernment so they can make more money and stop smugglers -
fort neccesity
a fort built by george washington and his men while he was trying to fight the French in ohio river -
French and Indian war
a war between Britain and the French that lasted from 1756 to 1763 -
the stamp act
a tax put on any printed goods by the British covernment so they can make more money -
declaratory act
an act stating that parliamant could make laws and taxes in america -
Townshend act
a tax put on goods from Britain like paint, led, tea, and glass -
Boston massacre
5 people were killed after attacking a soldier who then discharged his gun and the other soldiers fire -
the intolerable/coersive act
a law put on by the British government in retaliation to the Boston tea party -
quartering act
a law that makes it so that British soldiers can take someones house and live there -
administration of justice
British officials had to be tried in Britain or other English colonies -
Quebec act
a government built by the English government so that they have more power and so no one could flee there -
the second continental congress
a gathering of some of the most powerful people in Britain like george washington and John and Sam adams -
fort ticonderoga
after Lexington and concord, British attacks were everywhere, so Benedict Arnold raised a 400 man militia to seize ticonderoga -
battle of bunker hill
the battle that took place on reeds hill is known as bunker hill, there was an army of patriots on the hill, but because they had so little ammunition and gunpowder, they lost -
the olive branch petition
a petition sent by the sons of liberty to tell the king they just want peace and to be a free colony -
hessian soldiers are hired by king george III
German soldiers who are very well trained in combat that love hand to hand combat so they carry only melee weapons besides a few rifles -
Benedict Arnold fails to take Quebec
the most notorious traitor, Benedict Arnold lead his army to Quebec but he left almost all the supplies behind because he wanted to take Quebec quickly so he will gain fame and glory -
Washington takes boston
Washington leads his army to the hills around Boston and fire cannons to wake everyone up, the British know they are defeated and leave before any blood is drawn -
declaration of independence is signed
the DOI (declaration of independance) was the document saying to England, "we are free, we are Americans not british"