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This is where the English Gov. forced the colonies to trade solo with them. This means all new materials went to England, and all finished goods came from England. This was designed to help improve the economy after the F I War. -
Parliament placed a tax on all sugar products. Sugar, Molasses, and Rum. -
Fort Necessity was a small fort Washington built. The French and Native American allies soon came to attack Washington. With the two armies combined, Washington's soldiers had no choice but to surrender. Later on the French released the soldiers, who returned to Virginia. -
The Stamp Act was imposed direct tax. It was shared on Newspapers, Playing Cards and Documents. -
The French and Indian War was a 7 year war. British, French, and Native Americans were all a part of this. There was a large debt when the war ended and it affected the British. Native Americans typically stayed neutral with the two but liked the French a bit more. It started in August of 1756 and ended Feb, of 1763 -
The Sugar Act was the tax lowering price of the molasses. This was to make people buy more than smuggling. If people smuggled it gave officers the right to arrest with no questioning. -
The Declaratory Act was when the British law declared Parliament authorities over American colonies. This gave authority to specific groups. -
The Townshend Acts, passed by the British Parliament in 1767 under Charles Townshend, taxed imported goods in the American colonies in order to raise revenue and assert British authority, leading to widespread colonial protests. -
The Boston Massacre happened on March 5, 1770 in Boston where British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists who had been taunting and throwing objects at them, killing five men and greatly increasing anti-British anger throughout the colonies. -
Benedict Arnold tried to take the city of Quebec with a tired, sick, and outnumbered American army, but tough weather and strong British defenses made the attack fail. -
King George III helped fight against the American colonists because Britain needed more trained soldiers to control the growing rebellion. -
General Gage took over Boston to enforce British control and keep the colonists from rebelling. -
The Intolerable Acts were a set of harsh laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish Boston and Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party by closing Boston Harbor and increasing British control, which united the colonies against Britain. -
The Quartering Act was a British law that required American colonists to provide housing, food, and supplies for British soldiers. -
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the Intolerable Acts of 1774 allowing British officials accused of crimes in the American colonies to be tried in Britain instead of locally which made colonists mad who saw it as denying them justice. -
he Quebec Act was a law passed by the British Parliament in 1774 that expanded the territory of Quebec, recognized French Catholic religion, and allowed French law, angering American colonists because it limited favor Catholics over Protestant settlers. -
The First Continental Congress was when leaders from 12 colonies met in 1774 to work together and tell Britain to stop treating the colonies unfairly. -
Paul Revere rode out to warn colonial leaders and local militias that British troops were coming so they could prepare for a fight. He said a famous line, "The British are coming, the British are coming." -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first fights of the American Revolution between colonists and British soldiers. -
The Second Continental Congress is when the returning and new delegates like John Adams, George Washington, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson, met in 1775 to organize the colonies government and create the Continental Army and try to avoid war with Britain. -
Patriot troops, sent by the Continental Congress, left Fort Ticonderoga to attack Montreal because the British in Canada were planning to attack New York. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill was when colonial militia fought British troops near Boston because the colonists wanted to stop the British from taking control of the area. -
The Olive Branch Petition was a last attempt by the American colonists to make peace with King George III by asking him to stop the unfair laws and avoid a full war, but he rejected it. -
Washington took Boston when he placed cannons on high ground around the city, forcing the British to realize they couldn’t defend their position and retreat from Boston. -
The Declaration of Independence was signed by colonial leaders to officially announce that the American colonies were breaking away from Britain and becoming their own independent nation.