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Stamp Act.
Taxed papers products to pay of war debt -
Declaratory Act
Repealed Stamp act and lessened sugar act -
Townsend Acts
Put Taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea. Named after Townsend -
Boston Massacre
Killed 5 people
Blown out of proportion
Used to rally support for rebels -
Boston Tea Party
Happened all along the east coast
Most important one
threw tea into the water or burned it. -
Intolerable Acts
Punishment for all the "Tea Parties"
Closed ports until they had payed for all of the tea
No groups allowed except church
Had to home and feed soilders -
Liberty Or Death
Patrick Henry said "Give me liberty of give me death" -
Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the revolutionary war
"The shot heard round the world" was fired here
British solders were told to take weapons from colonists
British won Lexington and concord
Patriots Kicked them out at north bridge -
Period: to
2nd Continental Congress
May 10: GA did not attend
May 13: Hall showed up for GA, but did not have any GA recognition
July 8: Hall was approved by GA. They also sent George Walton and Button Gwinnett
June/July: Continental Army Created
July 4th 1776: Declaration of Independence is signed -
Common Sence
Tomas Paine Wrote Common Scene, which urged for separation with Britain -
Decleration of Independence
Left Great Britain
Started Revolutionary War
every colony voted for independecne -
Capture of Savannah
The British Forces Reclaimed Savannah. -
Battle of Kettle Creek
Clark and his forces invaded Kettle Creek
1st and only victory in GA.
Took much needed supplies
Morale Booster -
Siege of Savanah
French Ships bombed city
little damage to city
when invaded it was a complete failure
GA gave up and continued being a royal colony until 1782