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No taxation without Representation”
Parliament’s taxes upset colonists
Parliament =law making group of Great Britain
James Otis
Argued that Parliament had no right to tax without consent (permission)
*Colonists had no representatives
In Parliament, BUT they had to
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The Sugar Act
indirect tax ( out of sight = out of mind)
Duties on molasses and sugar -
Stamp Act
Purchased only with valuable silver coins
If didn’t purchase = fined or jailed
Protested Stamp Act, feeling rights were violated
Direct Tax
(in your face tax) -
Declaratory Act
Parliament declares it has power to make laws for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”
Parliament passes this to save face -
Tea Act
assed in 1773 and allowed British East India Company (BEIC) to sell tea directly to colonists
Lower Prices than colonist merchant prices
Tax Tea cheaper than smuggled tea
Less smuggling = more tax money Colonial Merchants feared BEIC would put them out of business -
BOSTON TEA PARTY
Members of sons of liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston harbor -
Intolerable Acts
Passed to punish Boston for Tea Party
Boston Harbor Closed until tea paid for
Massachusetts Charter cancelled
Royal officials had trial in Britain
Quartering Act required colonists 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 governor of MA -
the first continental congris
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 to unite against Britain -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
Paul revere rides to warn the sons of Liberty in lexington and concord that the British are coming the british are coming -
1,000s of redcoats in boston
General Gage brings thousands of british. soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
Battles of lexington and concord
Battle of lexington
1st battle of american revoulutianary war
shot heard round the world Ralph waldo Emerson -
Battles of Lexington and concord
1st battle of American Revolutionary war
Shot heard round the world Ralph Waldo Emerson
British Victory -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN Victory -
second coninental congress meet
print $
set up post office
created continental Army led by gerge washington
sent olive branch asking king to procect their right -
Battle of Buker Hill
Fought on breed's Hill map
Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes
British Victory Americans ran out of ammunition The British learn defeating Americans would not be easy -
Washington arrives on the outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline.
Need weapons -
commen sense published by thomas paine
pamphlet inspired more colonists become patriots
Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. the blood of the slain the weeping voice of nature cries TIS time to part thomas paine common sense -
British surrender boston
washington believes his army is ready and weapoons arrive
washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
British retreat -
Second Continental Congress meet again
Debate on declaring independence
Thomas jefferson is the primary author of the document -
Second contiental congress votes for independence
all 13 colonies vote yes on declaring independence