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Stamp Act
The legislation that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain document. They recieve an official stamp on the document, making them legal. -
Protest of Stamp Act
Shortly after the Passing of the Stamp Act in November protests began.The colonists held petitions that led refusals to pay the tax, and evntually they harrased the officials and damaged thier property -
Gaspee Affair
(It led up to the American Revolution) A ship that had been illegally trade near gaspee point and the colonists got mad because this ship was unwanted and thus it was boarded, looted, and burned the ship by the colonists -
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Boston Tea Party
Govener Thomas Hutchinson allowed 3 ships carrying tea to enter Boston Harbor. Before Tax could be collected Bostonian threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor -
Quebec Act
Its the Act for making effectual provision for the govt. of province of quebec in North America. -
1st Contentail Congress
The convention of delegates from 12 british North American Colonies. It was a response to the passage of the Coercive Act and Intolerable Act by the british parliment -
Coercive Acts
Included the Boston Port Act, Mass Govt Act, Aministration of Justice Act, Quebec Act, It was called upon them by the british because of the colonists rebellious tea party. -
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American Revolution
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Paul's Ride
When Paul Revere tells a friend to prepare signal lanterns in the old north cruch to inform him if the britsh will attack by land or sea, He waited till he got two lantern signal which meant the british are coming by sea, He rides after he got the signal and then he spread the word to the patriots in lexington and concord -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first of the American revolution Military battles. It introduced of open armed conflict between kingdom of Great britian and 13 Colonies -
Second Continental Congress
The second Convention of delegates from the 13 coloniues that started meeting on may 10th 1776 -
George Washinton Appointed General
The Journals of continential Congress reports that George Washington was uainmously selected as Comannder in Cheif on June 15th 1775 -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
It mostly took place near breed's Hill, and it was objective for the colonists and the British to battle there -
Olive Branch Petition
The petition was adpoted by the Cotinential congress in june of 1775 in a peace attempt to avoid war towards the british and was meant to show loyaylty towards the British, but sadly the petition was rejected because the british really felt like it was a rebellious move than loyal. -
Proclamation for Supressing Rebellion and Sedition
King george the 3rd's written authority to give a severe penalty to anyone inb the colonies who stood up and rebelled. It basically turned the loyal colonists into traitorus Rebels -
Comittee of Correspondence Established
The American Patriots of the 1700's to spread the written word from town to town, it was alos infulential in establishing th first Continental Congress -
British Pulled Out of Virginia
Patriot troops attacked and defeated the Governer of Virginia of the time(dunmore) troops near Norfolk Virginia. This got the british to pull out of virginia and loet the patriots controll the state from now on. -
Common Sense Published
It is a pamphlet anonymously (by Thomas Paine), presented to the colonists with an argument for freddom from british rule at a time when the question of seeking independence was still undecided -
British Evacuate Boston
American general John Thomas ordered and secretly led a force of 800 soldiers and tried to drive the british out usinbg canons, the british wanted to fight back using American made ships but a storm quickly set it and the Americans took advantage and fought the british even more since they had no where to escape, The soon realized that thier position was indefensible and fled on March 17th, 1776 -
The Writing of the Declaration of Independence
It started july 11th but finnished and submitted to Continental congress on june 28th, included the bravest and the wisest of the colonists. -
Declaration of Idependence
It was official anouncment of freedom and idependent states in America
