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molasses act
The molasses act put a tax on molasses from other countries, this made colonits secretly bring it in to avoid paying8 -
general gage takes over boston
general gage took over Boston to try to keep control after the Boston tea party. he shut down the harbor and tried to make new weapons from colonists which only made things worse and led to the start of the revolutionary war -
French and Indian war
The french and Indian war in 1754 to 1763 was fought between francee and Britain in north ameica. britain won and took control of a lot of land -
sugar act
the sugar act made the colonies pay a tax on sugar. it was meant to help britain pay for soldiers in america -
stamp act
the stampa at made colonists pay a tax on printed7 materials like newspapers and legal papers. it was meade to help britain pay for its costs in america -
declaratory acts
the declaratory acts says that britain could make laws for the colonies. it gave britain full power over the colonise -
Townshend act
the Townshend act put taxes on things like papers and tea. the money was used to pay british officials in the colonies -
boston masacre
the Boston masccre happened because the British soldiers shot and killed five colonists during a protest. it made people angry and pushed them further away from britain -
coercive acts
the coercive acts were passed by britain to punish the colonies after the Boston tea party. they closed Boston's harbor and took away some of the colonists rights -
quartering act
the quarterig act said that colonists had to provide food and shelter for British soldiers. it was made to help britain save money while keeping soldiers in the colonies -
administration of justice
the administration of justice let britain officials who broke the law to be tried in Britain instead of thee colonists. this law made colonists feel like they couldnt get a fair trial -
Quebec act
the Quebec act gave more land to Canada and allowed the catholi ccurch to have more power. colonists didnt like it because it took land away from them and gave special treatment to canada -
first continental congress
when they decided to stop buying the British goods and sent a letter to the king asking for rights -
Paul reveres ride
Paul Revere rode to warn people that the British were coming. he alerted the towns and militias to get ready for a fight. -
battle of Lexington and concord
the battles of Lexington and concord happened when british soldiers tried to take weapons from the colonists. the colonists fought back and it was the start of the American revolution -
fort ticonderoga
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battle of bunker hil
the battle of binker hill happened duirng the revolutionary war. even though the British won, it showed that the Americans could fight well -
olive branch petition
the olive branch petition was a message sent to king George 111 by the continental . they asked for peace but the king refused it -
benedict Arnold failed to take quebec
he tried to take Quebec during the revolutionary warbut failed. after that his army suffered many loses -
Washington takes over boston
he took charge of the continental army and led effort to surround Boston. then in March the British had to leave when washingtons army set up cannons -
hessian soldiers are hired by king George the 3
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DOI is signed
the declaration of independence was signed and it said thatt the colonies were free from britain. it explained why we wanted to separate and listed the wrong of the king