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Sugar Act
This is an Indirect tax of Molasses and sugars coming into the Colonies. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act stated that Great Britain would house its soldiers in American barracks and public houses. And if the soldiers outnumbered colonial housing, they would be quartered in inns, alehouses, barns, other buildings, etc -
Stamp Act
It imposed a tax on all papers and official documents in the American colonies, though not in England. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act, passed by Parliament on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, stated that Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies in all cases whatsoever. -
Townshend Act
To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
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The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party Members of the Sons of Liberty Dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor “Boston harbor is a teapot tonight!”
Caused problems for loyalist/Tories
Loyalist/ Tory = a person in the Colony who remains ‘loyal’ to the King and Great Britain -
Intolerable Acts
Passed to punish Boston for Tea Party
Boston Harbor Closed until tea paid for
Massachusetts Charter canceled
Royal officials had trial in Britain
Quartering Act required colonist to house soldiers
“If a soldier comes knocking at the door……
you’re sleeping on the floor
Large amount of land given to Quebec
General Thomas Gage became new government pof MA -
First Continental Congress meets
12 of the 13 colonies meet in Penn., and made the decision to Boycott British goods...as well as send a letter of grievances to Parliament. -
1,000 of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
Lexington & Concord
Battle of Lexington -
1st battle of American Revolutionary War
“Shot heard around the world” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
BRITISH Victory
Battle of Concord -
Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston -
Second Continental Congress meet
Print $$$$$
Set up post office
Created Continental Army led by George Washigton
Sent Olive Branch asking King to protect Soldiers in response
King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response -
Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN VICTORY -
Bunker Hill
Fought on Breed’s Hill
“Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes” - William Prescot
BRITISH Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy. -
Washigton arrives on the outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
Need weapons -
“Common Sense” Published by Thomas Paine
Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
“Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, “IT’S TIME TO PART” - Thomas Paine, Common Sense -
British Surrender Boston
Washigton believes his army is ready & weapons
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
BRITISH retreat - AMERICAN Victory -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexton and Concord that “the British are coming…. The British are coming.” -
Second Continental Congress meet again
Debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
Second Continental Congress votes for Independence
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Declaration of Independence signed.
