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The Navigation Act was an act to restrict trading with foreign colonies. This act tried to reduce the dependence on foreign trading. -
The Molasses act was an act to lower tax on Molasses. This was due to the fact that the people were angry with the tax increase. -
The French and Indian War was a war that lasted 9 years. Also during this war the French joined up with allies with Native Americans -
This fort was built by George Washington to try to defend the French Army. Sadly this did not work and Fort Necessity was burned on July 4, 1754. -
The sugar act was an act where they reduced the cost of sugar. The sugar went from 6 pence to 3 pence. -
The stamp act was an act where there was a small tax on stamps. The colonists were very mad about this. Due to the boycott of British goods Britain lost money -
The Quartering Act was an Act where Soldiers can go into colonists home without permission and they couldn't do a thing about it. This act made it harder to live life because the fact that British Soldiers could take your stuff and you would have to feed them. -
The Declaratory Act was an Act where Parliament had the right to tax people in all cases. This was bad because it meant more people had to pay taxes and spend more money and it would be harder to live life. -
The Townshend Acts was a tax on imported goods. This act taxed lots of things like glass, lead, paint, etc. The colonists were not happy about this. -
This massacre was when a mob of Bostonians fired killing multiple people and multiple injured. After the Boston Massacre The Townshed acts where repealed. -
The Boston Tea Party was when the rebellions threw tea overboard the ship. During this time 342 chests of tea were thrown into the water. This cost a lot of money to repair the damages of the tea party -
The Intolerable Acts was an act where they removed self-governing and replaced it with the royal government. From this act people had to think before they do stuff. -
When General Gage took over Boston the colonists were mad. They were frighted because they knew that the British were bad and mean. -
fifty-five delegates gathered together to create a political body. These delegates named this political body the Continental Congress. Leaders for twelve of the thirteen colonies attended. -
The Quebec Act was an act where Quebec created and extended its territory. This territory went all the way down south to the Ohio River. -
Paul Revere's Ride was when Paul Revere sent a warning message to the colonists saying the "British are Coming." However later British Patrol Captured Revere and Dawes turned back. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was a battle were 70 minutemen fought 700 redcoats. However they were very outnumbered. The redcoats had more than 5 times more people than the minutemen. -
Benedict Arnold raised a 400 man militia to seize Fort Ticonderoga. However they did not seize Fort Ticonderoga and Benedict Arnold surrendered. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a battle where the British and the colonists were at war. However the Colonists lost to the British in the Battle of Bunker Hill. -
The Olive Branch Petition was a petition where the colonists asked the king that they just want peace and not war and to protect their rights. However the king rejected this and started war against the colonists. -
Washington takes over Boston by moving 60 cannons 300 miles from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. on that night the British woke up to almost 60 cannons pointed at them. -
King George III hired over 30,000 hessians to fight in the war. he did this to fight along the British and win the war. -
The Declaration of Independence is where America gained Independence. This is a powerful document where we are identified as Americans.