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The stamp act was when they taxed paper and all paper and when there was a stamp or a seal that means the tax was paid if you didn't purchased a stamp you would be put in jail. -
Taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, tea and searched for smuggled goods. -
Soldiers struck colonist as the crowed grow and fight back by throwing rocks and snow and shouting insults and as more soldiers came the more the colonist got angry. -
Passed in 1773 the British east India company to sell tea directly to colonist. Tax tea was cheaper then smuggled tax tea. -
Members of sons of liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
Caused problems for loyalists/ Tories
Loyalists/Tories=a person in the colony who remains loyal to the king & Great Britain. -
All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
Voted to send a "statement of grievances"
Voted to boycott all British trade
Patrick Henry- VA rep, urged colonists unite against Britain. -
All colonies but Georgia 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 -
Paul revere rides to warn the sons of liberty in Lexington and concord that the "British are coming... the British are coming.." -
Battle of Lexington
1st battle of american Revelation
shot heard round the world
British victory
Battle of Concord American Stop British and force them to retreat -
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
American victory -
Fought on Breeds hill
"don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"- William Prescott
British victory (Americans ran out of ammunition)British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy -
Indirect tax on duties and molasses and sugar