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Navigation Act
The English Government made American Colonies sell all raw materials to them. This way the Economy of England improved from the French and Indian War. -
Molasses Act
imposed a tax on molasses, sugar, and rum imported from non-British foreign colonies into the North American colonies. -
French and Indian War
fought between France and Great Britain to determine control of the vast colonial territory of North America and British was trying to save the colonist from the French army -
Suger act
it was created to lower taxes and encourage people to buy stuff instead of smuggling and to hopefully stop people from smuggling -
stamp act
the stamped act outraged colonist because they stole the exclusive right and power to lay taxes on citizens.Sam Adams started the Sons of Liberty started burning Effigies in the streets of Boston -
declaratory acts
Declaratory Act: Parliament has the right to tax and make decisions for British colonies in all cases -
Townsend act
The Townsend Acts was an external tax tax on imported goods like glass lead paper tea paint -
Boston massacre
the British soldiers opened fire on a mod of Bostonian's 5 was killed 3 injured and 11 year old boy named Christopher spider These two actions led to Parliament repealing the Townsend Acts but the tea acts stayed in placed Sam Adams revived Boston committee -
First Continental Congress
in 1774 the continental congress agreed to meet again if the British did not address their complaints. In fact, as the battles at Lexington and Concord in 1775 showed, the dispute between the British and the Colonies had worsened -
general Gage takes over Boston
Thomas Gage order lieutenant colonel Francis smith to take 700 troops to concord where you will seize and -
General Gage takes over boston
had told general gage that militia was hiding weapons at the farm Gage had learned that there was a stockpile of arms and ammunitions 20 miles northeast of boston in concord -
intolerable (as called by the colonist)
When news of the Boston Tea Party reached London, King George III stated he said we must either master them of 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 Acts. British take charge with capital offenses had to be tried in another colony. -
Quartering act
Permitted the requisition of unoccupied buildings at first, to house British troops. They was sometimes living next door to colonist or even in there homes -
Administration of justice
British officials charge with a capital offenses had to be tried in another colony or England.This loss of self-government was designed make Colonist think before any action against the Crown was made. A royal governor was placed in charge. -
Quebec act
A government for Canada was created, and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio River. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Dr. warren alerted paul revere and William Dawes who were who were members of the sons of liberty Revere and dawes road to lexington a town eat concord spreading
An unknown shot was fired and both sides engaged
When the smoke cleared, the 8 minuteman lay dead. Few weapons were found in lexington -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
An unknown shot was fired and both sides engaged
When the smoke cleared, the 8 minuteman lay dead. Few weapons were found in Lexington A contingency of 120 British troops marched on -
second continental congress
the Second Continental Congress met
Some of these people had met during the Continental Congress first session
However some new and very important people were in attendance for the Second Continental Congress -
Fort Ticonderoga
the capture was led by Benedict Arnold who militia the plan was poorly msde by there commader they wanted a morale boost -
battle of bunker hill
Following the Lexington and Concord, more Colonist joined militias
Soon the militia around Boston grew to around 2000 men After seeing this and forming a plan, the British attacked the next day
The Militia was low on ammunition, and so Colonel William Prescott gave the order, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes”. -
olive branch
The Olive Branch Petition assured King George III that the colonist wanted peace, and asked to protect their rights
King rejected the Olive Branch Petition
Instead, he hired 30,000 German Mercenaries called Hessian to fight -
Benedict Arnold failed to take Quebec
After lexington and concord armed conflict with the british quick spread
Benedict arnold raised a 400 man militia to seize fort ticonderoga in ny, near lake champlain
This was key location, but it also had a stockpile of military supplies -
Washington takes Boston
The night of march 16th, 1777, washington had his cannons into positions overlooking boston, while the redcoats were all tucked in
As the british awoke to find almost 60 cannon pointing at them, and realizing that the cannon could reach them, british general william howe commanded his soldiers to board ships and withdraw to nova scotia -
Hessian Soldiers are hired by King George III
Thomas Jefferson included in the Declaration of Independence's list of grievances that King George III had dispatched “foreign troops” from the German states to help the British fight the colonists. Jefferson was outraged that the king would hire Hessian mercenaries to suppress British subjects. -
DOI is signed
The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence. By declaring themselves an independent nation, the American colonists were able to confirm an official alliance with the Government of France and obtain French assistance in the war against Great Britain.