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These acts were designed to tighten the government's control over trade between England and the colonies. this irritated the colonies.
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The first battle Washington defeats the French in a surprise attack. In the 1750s France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought it into conflict with the claims of the British colonies, especially Virginia.
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prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. this was disliked by the colonists
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molasses and sugar were taxed. colonists began to boycott british goods.
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all legal documents and printed papers. the colonists reacted with violent protests and threatened stamp distributors
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Britain asked the colonies to host 1,500 soldiers and supply them with necessities to live. colonists refused and britain soldiers had to sleep on their ships
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declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. it said that the British taxing was the same in Americas as in great Britain.
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levied on glass, lead, paper, paper and tea. also authorized wrists of assistance. colonists responded with more protests calls for boycotts and smuggling of illegal goods.
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know as the incident on king street, in which the British soldiers killed 5 males and injured 6 other people.
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network of communication for passing along news of British activity to the colonies. organized by Samuel Adams in Massachusetts. also formed in other colonies.
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made tea cheaper and only the north east indies could make money
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attacked the British ships beaver, Dartmouth, and Elanor. colonists were split in half. a lot were energized by protests some were really angry with barbarian-like action.
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Boston's port was closed, severally limited town meetings, called for all traits to take place in Britain and Canada forced colonists to allow soldiers to live in their home. more protests by the colonists, formed militias.
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members were elected, the unified boycott was approved, almost all trade with Britain was ended. 98% colonists were given power its observe and enforce the laws, established a second cc
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concord Massachusetts. Caused the revolutionary war. also know as "the shot heard 'round the world". the colonies lost many of their minutemen. 49 colonists died.
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the patriots surrounded Boston on every side except Charleston 1000 minutemen marched in the dark. the battle to the colonists was very important because it was a major victory but they still lost the hill
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The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved increasing towards independence. colonists were still given power, observe and enforce the laws
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Thomas Paine argues for American independence. thoughts about government and religion, then progresses onto the specifics of the colonial situation.
