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1,000 Red Coats
they crated a war -
sugar act
sugar is a tax -
stamp act
you have to stamp -
Quartering Act
allowed royal governors, rather than colonial legislatures, to find homes and buildings to quarter or house British soldiers -
Declaratory Act
Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever." -
Townshend Act
initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
tea act
granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England, and to commission agents who would have the sole right to sell tea in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts -
Intolerable Act
authorized the Royal Navy to blockade Boston Harbor because “the commerce of his Majesty's subjects cannot be safely carried on there -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression. -
Second Continental Congress
They established a Continental army and elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, but the delegates also drafted the Olive Branch Petition and sent it to King George III in hopes of reaching a peaceful resolution. The king refused to hear the petition and declared the American colonies in revolt. -
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. -
Lexington & Concord
marked the start of the American War of Independence ( -
2nd Continental Congress
a late-18th-century meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolutionary War. -
Fort Ticonderoga
the first offensive victory for American forces in the Revolutionary War -
Common Sense
a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. -
Bunker Hill
bloody fighting took place throughout a hilly landscape of fenced pastures that were situated across the Charles River from Boston -
Washington arrives at Boston with Continental Troops
In July 1775, General George Washington arrived in the Boston area to take charge of the newly established Continental army. In early March 1776, Washington's men fortified Dorchester Heights, an elevated position just outside of Boston -
British Surrender Boston
British forces are forced to evacuate Boston following General George Washington's successful placement of fortifications and cannons on Dorchester Heights, which overlooks the city from the south. -
Votes for Independence
12 colonies that voted for independence -
Declaration of Independence signed.
The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment and on August 2, 1776, delegates began signing it.