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Paul reveres rides to warn the son's of liberty in Lexington and concord that the "British are coming... the British are coming" -
-1st battle of American Revolutionary war
- "shot heard round world "-Ralph waldo Emerson
- British victory
- Americans stop the British and force them to retreat back to Houston -
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the for
get all supplies in the fort including cannons
American victory -
Print $$$$
set up post office
created Continental Army led by George washington
sent oliva branch asking the king to protect their rights
- king hires 30,000 hessians soldiers in reponse -
Fought on breed's hill
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"-William Prescott"
British learn defeating Americans would not be easy -
Realizes men disorganized & need discipline
Need weapons -
the sugar act became smugglers. they would take everybody's stuff.
the sugar act made colonists very mad.
Sugar Act, which lowered the tax on the molasses the colonists imported -
-the stamp act was so important because they helped replenish their finances.
-the stamp act raised money for Britian -
-the parliament says it has power to make laws for the colonies.
-the parliament passes this to save face.
-jefferson agreed that he would do the writing for the great project. -
Taxes on glass, lead paint, paper, and tea
searched for smuggling goods
The son of liberty started to do violet acts
- british soldiers arrive to protect the tax collection -
passed in 1773 and allowed British east india company to sell tea directly to colonists
- Lower Prices than colonists merchant
- Tax tea cheaper than smuggling tea
- Less smuggling = more tax money -
Members of sons liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor -
Passed to punish Boston for tea party
- Boston Harbor closed until tea paid for
- Massachuttes Charter cancelled -
All colonies but Gerogia have representatives Voted to send a "statement of grievances" voted to boycott all british trade -
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
everything that is right or reasonable pleads for sepration. the blood of slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, "its time" -
Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
Washington put cannons on Dorchester heights overlooking Boston -
Debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
