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- Indirect tax(out of sight=out of mind)
- Duties on molasses and sugar
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-Tax on all paper products
- Official stamp/seal on all paper items (proof tax was paid) -
- parliament declares it has power to make laws for the colonies''in all cases whatsoever''
- parliament passes this save face
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- taxes on lead paints paper and tea.
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- crowd gathers and hassle soldiers throwing snowballs and shouting insults.
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- colonial Merchant feared BEL would put them out of business
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- passed to punish Boston for Tea party
- Large amount of land given to Guebec
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- All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
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- Washington believes his army is read & weapons arrive
- Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
- BRITISH retreat -AMERICAN Victory
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- General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way.
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- 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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- 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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- Benedict Arnold&Ethan Allen capture the fort
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- 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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- fought on Breed's Hill Map
- BRITISH Victory ammunition
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- pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots.
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- Debate on declaring independence
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document
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- All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence
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Thomas Jeffoson -
- Boston harbonr