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the colonist first accepted the navigation Acts because the law promised them a place to sell their materials -
The Molasses Act was a British law passed in 1733 that taxed molasses, rum, and sugar imported into the North American colonies from non-British countries -
George Washington set up a small fort on his own and called it Fort Necessity -
Pitt decided to send more trained British troops to fight in North America.
His two goals were: 1. To open the Ohio River Valley 2 Conquer French Canada (August 1756-Feb. 1763) -
The idea was that a lower tax: would lower the prices, and encourage more people to buy. Encourage colonists to stop smuggling. -
Due to the boycott of British goods, Britain lost money.
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in March of 1766 -
Parliament has the right to tax and make decisions for British colonies “in all cases”!!! -
The Townshend Acts was an EXTERNAL TAX (tax on imported goods) -
March 5th, 1770 a fight occurred between Bostonians and British Soldiers -
In a warm September of 1774, fifty-five delegates gathered together to create a political body. These delegates named this political body the Continental Congress -
The Military Governor, General Thomas Gage, of Boston had order form Parliament to seize weapons and arrest leaders of the Massachusetts militia.
Gage had learned that there was a stockpile of arms and ammunitions 20 miles Northeast of Boston in Concord -
The one Coercive Acts that was applied to all of the Colonies was the Administration of Justice Act
This loss of self-government was designed to make Colonists think before any action against the Crown was made. A royal governor was placed in charge. -
Permitted the requisition of unoccupied buildings at first, to house British troops. -
British officials charged with capital offenses had to be tried in another colony or England. -
A government for Canada was created, and extended its territory all the way to the Ohio River.
The Colonists were trapped -
Dr. Warren alerted paul Revere and William Dawes, who were members of the Sons of Liberty -
70 Minutemen were waiting for the 700 English Redcoasts the morning of April 19th, 1775
Realizing that they badly outnumbered, the Minute men were about to break… BANG! An Unknown shot was fired, and both sides engaged
When the smoke cleared, 8 Minutemen lay dead. Few weapons were founded in Lexington -
Ethan Allen of Vermont, with the Green Mountain Boys, was also planning to attack Ticonderoga. After ‘agreeing’ to work together, Fort Ticonderoga surrendered on 5.10.1775. (Bait and switch tactic) -
The Olive Branch Petition assured King George III that the colonist wanted peace, and asked to protect their rights -
The Militia was low on ammunition, and so Colonel William Prescott gave the order, “don't fire until you see the white of their eyes”. -
He hired more than 30,000 German mercenaries called Hessians to fight alongside British troops.
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Benedict Arnold raised a 400 man Militia to seize Fort Ticonderoga in NY, near lake Champlain -
The Militia ringed the city, and moral was good. Everyday the size of the Militia grew with new recruits showing up. But Washington realized that he was lacking key factors for a victory -
He hired more than 30,000 German mercenaries called Hessians to fight alongside British troops. -
July 4th, 1776 - 56 Delegates signed the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock wrote is name so large, so that the King could read his name without glasses -
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 in1775 showed, the dispute between the British and the Colonies had worsened.