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A set of laws/taxes that was passed by the English Parliament forcing colonists to buy and sell all raw materials to England. Even though colonists could possibly find better deals elsewhere in Europe. -
The British Parliament placed a tax on all sugar products. Things such as Sugar, Molasses, and Rum. -
A war between the French, British, and native Americans.The war lasted from August of 1756 - Feb. of 1763 -
In 1754, George Washington led a militia to drive out the French. They went to Fort Duquesne and set up Fort Necessity nearby. -
This new tax lowered the tax on molasses imported to the Colonies. The British were hoping this would lower the price and encourage more people to buy and encourage the colonists to stop smuggling. -
The Stamp Act was a small tax on all printed materials, because of this people boycotted - refused to buy - British goods. -
The Declaratory Act was a passed law that stated the British parliament could pass laws that bound the American Colonies. This was passed to show the colonies that the British Colonies had as much power over the Colonies as they wanted. -
The Townshend Acts was an EXTERNAL TAX (tax on imported goods) This act taxed glass, lead, paper, tea, and paint. -
The Boston Massacre was a fight in the streets of Boston. The British soldiers fired on a mob of people. 5 people died and 3 were injured. -
The military Governor, General Thomas Gage, of Boston had ordered 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. He sent a group of redcoats to search the farm where they were being held. -
Also known as the Coercive Acts were a series of acts that was a reaction to the Boston Tea Party. The were called the Intolerable acts because intolerable means painful or unbearable. -
The Quartering Act allowed for British soldiers serving in the colonies to live in any house. The soldiers could even stay in a families empty bedrooms. -
The Administration of Justice Act of 1774 was a British law that allowed royal officials accused of capital crimes in Massachusetts to be tried in Great Britain or another colony, rather than in Massachusetts itself. -
The Quebec Act of 1774 was a British law that extended the territory of Quebec, The act was intended to govern the French-speaking population but angered American colonists who considered it one of the "Intolerable Acts," seeing it as a threat to their land claims and liberties. -
In a warm September of 1774, fifty-five delegate gathered together to create a political body. These delegates named this political body the Continental Congress. Leaders for 12 of the 13 colonies attended, with only Georgia not sending a Representative. -
Dr. Warren alerted Paul Revere and William Dawes, who were members of the sons of liberty
Revere and Dawes rode to Lexington, a town east of Concord spreading the news “THE BRITISH ARE COMING!” A British Patrol would later capture Revere, and Dawes would turn back. The message is carried to Concord by Samuel Prescott. -
Due to Revere and Dawes warning, 70 minutemen were waiting for the 700 English Redcoats the morning of April 19th, 1775. Realizing that they were badly outnumbered, the minutemen were about to break and then … An unknown shot was fired, and both sides engaged. When the smoke cleared 8 minute men were dead.