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navigation acts
The Navigation Act was built off of laws were passed by the English/Britain They had to sell their goods to England for low prices and were taxed on stuff to so they were getting rigged out of a bunch of money -
The Molasses Act
a British law passed in 1733 that taxed molasses, rum, and sugar imported into the North American colonies from non-British countries -
fort ness.
where George Washington built it to go against the french forces, at the start of the french and inidian war they used it to beat the french but, they won the first battle but not the second because they also had a fort but theirs was a proper fort and they won called fort Duquesne -
French and Indian war
it started in 1756 and ended in 1763 1758 british won a key victory at Fort Louisburg1758 New Englanders and the british captured Ft. Frontenac Lake Ontario 1758 british took Ft. Duquesne 1759 Quebec capital of New France fell to british hands 1760 Montreal falls to british forces 1763 Treaty of Paris - France lost land claims in North America while Britain gained Canada and most French lands east of the Mississippi River and Britain ended up winning with the treaty of Paris -
Sugar act
In 1764, Parliament passed the Sugar Act on the colonists. An act can be looked at as a synonym for tax. This new tax lowered the tax on molasses imported to the colonies. The idea was that a lower tax Would lower the price and encourage more people to buy. It also Encouraged the colonists to stop smuggling and, lastly, allowed officers to seize accused smugglers' goods without going to court. -
Townshend act
The Townshend Acts was an EXTERNAL TAX (tax on imported goods)A tax on important goods -Glass-lead-paper-tea-paint- -
The Stamp Act
In 1765 Parliament passed the Stamp Act
A small tax on all printed materials consider the following material Newspaper Wills Playing cards Documents stuff like this all got taxed -
Declaratory act
Declaratory act is were parliament has the right to tax and make decisions for British colonies in all cases -
Boston massacre
It was where a fight occurred between Bostonians and British soldiers The mob of Bostonians was fired on When the smoke cleared 3 were injured and 5 lay dead Among the dead was Crispus Attucks
Part native american part African As well as an 11-year-old boy named Christopher Seider -
Genaral gage takes over boston
he took over the governor position of Massachusetts, replacing the unpopular Thomas Hutchinson. In April 1775, Gage received orders from London to take action against the Patriots. -
intolerable act
THE INTOLERABLE ACTS
When news of the Boston Tea Party reached London George lll stated We must either master them or totally leave them to themselves In response to the Boston Tea Party the parliament passed the Coercive Acts Coercive Acts 1774 is also known as the intolerable act. intolerable means painful and unbearable -
quartering act
The Quartering Act permitted the requirement of unoccupied buildings at first to house british troops -
Administration of justice
Administration of justice British officials charged with a capital offence had to be tried in another colony or England -
Quebec act
Quebec Act June 1774: A government for Canada was created, and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio River.
The Colonist were trapped -
paul revere ride
paul revere's midnight ride was an alert given to minutemen in the Province of Massachusetts Bay by local Patriots on the night of April 8th, 1775, warning them of the approach of British Army troops before the battles of Lexington and Concord. -
battle of lexington and concord
Due to Revere and Dawes warning 70 minutemen were waiting for the 700 english redcoats the morning of April 19th, 1775Realizing that they were badly outnumbered the minutemen were about to break -
Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold raised a 400-man militia to seize Fort Ticonderoga in NY near lake Champlain This was a key location but it also had a stockpile of military supplies. Ethan Allen of Vermont with the Green Mountain Boys also planned to attack Ticonderoga after agreeing to work together for Ticonderoga surrendered on 5.10.1775. Bait and Switch tactic This was the first time that Benedict Arnold's contribution would be overlooked he would later become the first and most well-known turncoat -
second continental congress
On May 10th, 1775, the second Continental Congress met. Some of these people had met during the first session: John and Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and George Washington, to name a few.However, some new and very important people were in attendance for the second Continental Congress. -
battle of bunker hill
Following Lexington and Concord more colonists joined militias Soon the militia grew to around 2,000 men, and Boston stayed under the control of british troops. 06/16/1775 Militia set up posts on Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill which were across the harbor from Boston After seeing this and forming a plan the british attacked the next day Redcoats assembled at the foot of Breeds Hill with fixed bayonets and charged the hill then an unknown shot was fired 1000 redcoats died 90 patriot -
olive branch petition
The olive branch petition assured kind George the lll that th colonist wanted peace and asked to protect their rights The king rejected the petition and prepared for war He hired more than 30000 german mercenaries called hessians to fight alongside british troops. -
Benedict Arnold failed to take Quebec
benedict arnold wnt from for ticonderogo the and won but was not showed credit but them he went to qubec and lost due to short supplies and small pox and everyone blamed him -
Washington takes Boston
On March 17 1776 washinton took Boston by commanding the militia to battle winning against the British and taking back Boston from the British -
Hessian Soldiers are hired by King George III
king George lll hired hessian after the second continetal congress decided to give king george the olive branch petition and hired 30,000 to go the the colonies to help the British win the war against the sons of liberty -
DOI is signed
The second Continental Congress was debating if they should declare themselves as an independent nation, or stay under British rule.Some delegates thought we should not separate other said that they were already in a war because they fought British a lot all ready