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The Navigation Acts were a set of rules set on the colonists that made them sell their raw materials to England, even if they can get better prices elsewhere. At first, the colonists didn't mind this law, as it gave them guaranteed customers for their stuff. However, as time went on, the colonists became angry at the law as it limited their trading freedom and economy. -
A British Law from the Parliament that taxed all sugar, molasses, and rum imported into the colonies. -
Fort Necessity was a small outpost set up at Fort Duquesne meant for a small Virginian militia that was led by George Washington. Unfortunately, the French and the Natives quickly drove them out of the area and destroyed the fort. -
A war fought mainly between the British and french territories in North America (but in other areas where they were close together to) for control over Canada and the Ohio river valley. The British won the war and gained Canada and the Ohio river valley. -
A law from the parliament that lowered tax on molasses to encourage people to buy British goods and stop smuggling. This law also allowed officers to seize smugglers' goods without going to court. -
The Stamp Act was a small tax on printed goods, such as newspapers, wills, playing cards, and documents. The Stamp Act enraged colonists, and people boycotted British goods, until the act was repealed in 1766. -
The Declaratory Acts are a set of laws that state that the British Parliament is allowed to tax the colonists whenever they want, no matter what. This most likely infuriated the colonists as this furthered the claim that they didn't have a say in how they are taxed. -
The Townsend Act was a small external tax on imported goods, such as glass, lead, paper, tea, and paint. -
The Boston Massacre was a fight between Bostonians and British Soldiers. Due to the mob constantly sprouting for the soldiers to fire and one soldier accidentally firing, all of the British soldiers fired and five people died, with 3 people injured. -
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The Intolerable Acts (also known as the Coercive Acts) were a set of laws made to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party (though some laws did affect other colonies too). This consisted of four laws, the Administration of Justice, Massachusetts Governing Act, Boston Port Bill, and the Quartering Act. -
The Quartering Act is one of the laws passed from the Intolerable Acts. It allowed British Soldiers to house themselves in colonists' homes or unoccupied buildings whenever they wanted without consent of the owner of the property. -
The Administration of Justice is one of the laws passed in the Intolerable Acts and is the only one made to affect all of the colonies. It allows British officials charged with an offense to be tried in another colony or England. -
The Quebec Act was passed just after the Intolerable Acts. It created a government for Canada and extended Canada's territory all the way down to the Ohio River, essentially trapping the colonists to the east coast. -
A meeting organized by the colonies who sent people (excluding Georgia, they were too far) to make a plan for the British after they passed the Intolerable Acts. -
Paul Revere alerted all of the minutemen when the British were attacking. In his efforts to warn the minutemen of the British, he ended up being caught. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles between the Americans and the British. In Lexington and Concord, the British searched for American weapons, but found none. When they went to the North Bridge, colonists engaged in Guerilla Warfare and chased the British all the way back to Boston, leaving 174 wounded and 73 dead. Only 18 colonists died. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on Breed’s Hill (Bunker Hill only provided ammunition). Overall, the British won the battle, but it was a big scare as it took them three tries and 1000 lives (the colonists only lost 90!). -
The Second Continental Congress did multiple things, such as put up the first post office, set up the Continental Army with George Washington in charge, and drafted a petition for once last attempt to avoid war with Britain. -
Fort Ticonderoga is located in northern NY and was a key location in the revolutionary war, as it had a lot of military supplies. It was taken by the colonists after being attacked by the Green Mountain Boys and Benedict Arnold's 400 man militia. -
The Olive Branch Petition was one last attempt to avoid war with Britain. It was made to show the Crown that the colonists were willing to stay loyal to the crown, but they would have to negotiate. -
After taking Montreal, Benedict Arnold attempted to take Quebec from the British. However, due to harsh Canadian winter storms and low supplies, they failed. -
Washington's militia ringed Boston, and the British knew they would lose. To conserve citizen lives, the British willingly gave Boston to Washington. -
King George hired hessian soldiers to fight the rebellious colonists for him. -
56 Delegates signed the Declaration of Independence