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The Navigation Acts was a set of rules that the English Parliament Imposed on the colonists. It made the colonists sell all raw materials to England, even though they might be able to find better prices elsewhere in England. -
Parliament placed tax on all Sugar products, Sugar Molasses, Rum. Because sugar was grown over seas and was hard the transport over therefore turned into molasses. -
Fort Necessity was a small fort set up by George Washington, A young Virginian. This outpost was then attacked by the French and Natives causing Washington's army to surrender. -
French had early success from taking over British troops. Native Americans did raids on the frontier, Pitt sent more troops to fight. Opened the Ohio River Valley and conquered French Canada. -
The Sugar Act was a tax on all imports like coffee, sugar, and molasses. It was created to lower prices on sugars and get colonists to stop smuggling. -
This was a tax on all paper goods like, decks of cards, newspaper, and legal documents. The tax was a stamp that was placed on all printed items and was made to gain money for British troops. -
Parliament has the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies. Was made to repeal the stamp act. -
An external tax on imported goods like glass, lead, paper, tea, and paint. any British taxes angered colonists and they boycotted, have colonist encouraged to wear homemade fabrics and clothes. -
A fight between Bostonian and British soldiers the mob were fired on and when smoke cleared five lay dead and three injured there was a 11-year old boy who lay dead in one of those five as well as Crispus Attucks. -
This was the key location and 400 minutemen came to seize the fort. The green mountain boys were also planning to attack the fort and use a switch tactic. -
The battle following Lexington and concord and the militia grew around 2000 men. Breeds hill was the actual battle hill but Bunker was the hill were all people filled up of supplies and switched out soldiers. Colonel Williams Prescott then gave order to not fire until your close enough since they were low on ammunition.