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Navigation acts
Acts of parliament intended to promote self-sufficiency. -
Sugar act
indirect tax -
stamp act
There were taxes on paper products. -
Townshend Acts
Tax goods imported to the American colonies.
Like paper, tea, glass, lead and paint. -
Tea act
Taxes on tea
dumped tea in the sea. -
Boston Tea Party
- Members of Sons of Liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
- Caused problems for loyalists/Tories. -Loyalist/Tory = a person in the colony who remains "loyal" to the King & Great Britain
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Quartering Act
-Soldiers can stay at your house if they want
-You have no choice but to let in the soldiers
-if a soldier knocks on your door you have to let them in and you can't ignore them or they will break in -
Intolerable Acts
They punished the colonists for dumping tea in the sea. -
First Continental Congress meets
-All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
-Vote to send a "statement of grievances"
-Voted to Boycott all British Trade.
-Patrick Henry-VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britain. -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
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 -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Lexington-
-1st battle of American Revolutionary War
-"shot heard round the world" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- BRITISH Victory
Battle of Concord-
-Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
- AMERICAN Victory -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
- Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort.
- Get all supplies in the fort including cannons. -AMERICAN Victory
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Second Continental Congress meet
-Print $$$$
-Set up post office
-Created continental army led by George Washington
-Sent Olive Branch asking king to protect their rights
-King hires 30,000 Hessians soldiers in response -
battle of bunker hill
- Fought on Breed's 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.
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Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
-Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
-Need weapons -
Declaratory act
repeal of stamp act -
"Common Sense" published by Thomas Pain
-Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots.
-"Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cried, 'TIS TIME TO PART" -Thomas Paine, Common sense -
British Surrender Boston
-Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive.
-Washington puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston.
-BRITISH retreat - AMERICAN Victory -
Second continental Congress meet again
-Debate on declaring independence
-Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
Second Continental Congress votes for Independence
-All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence. -
The declaration of Independence is signed!
