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sugar Act
- Indirect tax(out of sight=out of mind)
- Duties on molasses and sugar
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stamp Act
-Tax on all paper products
- Official stamp/seal on all paper items (proof tax was paid) -
Declaratory Act
- parliament declares it has power to make laws for the colonies''in all cases whatsoever''
- parliament passes this save face
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Townshend Acts
- taxes on lead paints paper and tea.
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Boston Massacre
- crowd gathers and hassle soldiers throwing snowballs and shouting insults.
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tea-act
- colonial Merchant feared BEL would put them out of business
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lntoloerable Act
- passed to punish Boston for Tea party
- Large amount of land given to Guebec
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continental congress meets
- All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
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Brltish Surrendcr boston
- Washington believes his army is read & weapons arrive
- Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
- BRITISH retreat -AMERICAN Victory
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1,00 of redcoats in Boston
- General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way.
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midnight ride of paul Revere
- paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming...The British are coming..."
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Battles of Lexington concord
- Battle of Lexington 1st battle of American Revolutionary war ''shot heard round the world ''-Ralph waldo Emerson -Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
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capture of Fort Ticonderoga
- Benedict Arnold&Ethan Allen capture the fort
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second continental meets
- print $$$$ set up post office
- Created Continental Army led by Washington
- Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect their rights
- King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in respones
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Battle of Buner tlill
- fought on Breed's Hill Map
- BRITISH Victory ammunition
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common Sense published by Thomas paine
- pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots.
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second Continental congress meet again
- Debate on declaring independence
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document
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second Continental Congress votes for Indepence
- All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence
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The declaration of Independence
Thomas Jeffoson -
Boston Tea Party
- Boston harbonr