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Navigation Act
The Navigation Act is were the law guaranteed them a place were the would sell all their raw materials to England -
Molasses Act
A British law passed in 1733 that taxed molasses, rum, sugar imported into the North America colonies from non- British colonies -
Fort Necessity
George Washington set up the Fort Necessity and it was an outpost for the battle -
The French and Indian War
France lost land claims in North America while Britain gained Canada and most French lands east of Mississippi River.French no longer held power in North America, North America was controlled by Great Britain and Spain. -
Sugar Act
The new tax lowered the tax on molasses. Would lower the price, and encourage more people to buy
Encourage Colonists to stop smuggling.
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Stamp Act
Internal Act, An act that added a small tax on all printed materials like Newspapers, Wills, Playing Cards, Documents, etc -
Declaratory Acts
Parliament has the right to tax and make decisions for British colonies ‘in all cases!!!’ -
Townshend Act
External tax for important goods. like paper, tea, paint, glass, and lead -
Boston Massacre
a fight occurred between Bostonians and British Soldiers
The mob of Bostonians were fired on
When the smoke cleared 5 lay dead and 3 were injured
Among the dead Crispus Attucks
Part Native American Part African
As well as a 11 year old boy named Cristopher Seider
This is known as the Boston Massacre -
General Gage takes over Boston
General Thomas Gage, of Boston had orders from Parliament to seize weapons and arrest leaders of the Massachusetts militia.
Gage had learned that there was a stockpile of arms and ammunition 20 miles northeast of Boston in Concord -
Intolerable
Coercive Acts, 1774,is known as the Intolerable Acts’ intolerable means painful and unbearable.
1.Administration of Justice-
2. Massachusetts Government Act
3.Boston Port Bill
4.The Quartering Act -
Quartering Act
A government for Canada was created, and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio River.
The Colonies were trapped -
Administration of Justice
British officials charged with capital offenses had to be tried in another colony of England. -
Quebec Act
A government for Canada was created, and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio River.
The Colonies were trapped -
First Continental Congress
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Paul Revere's Ride
