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Stamp act
Secret colonial society - protest stamp act
intimidated tax collectors
- refusal to buy British goods
* colonies hoped to hurt britains economy
* hoped it would convince parliament to lift the new taxes
Boycott - parliament agrees to repeal ( get rid of ) the stamp act. -
sugar act
- indirect tax ( out of sight = out of mind )
- duties on molasses and sugar .
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townshend Act
Townsend acts
, taxes on glass, lead , paint , paper, and tea
searched for smuggled goods -
boston tea party
sons of liberty dumbed over 340 chest of tea in the Boston harbor caused problems for loyalest/tories
a loyalist is someone in the conley who remians loyal to the king of great britain -
intolerable act
passed the punished Boston tea party - Boston harbor closed until tea paid for
- Massachusetts character canceled.
- Quarting Act required colonistto house soldierd
-"if a soldier comes knocking at your door ... you're sleeping on the floor "
General Thomas gage new governor of MA . -
quarter act
march 5,1770 ; soldier strikes colonies
-crowd gathers and hassles soldiers, throwing snowballs and shouting insults
- more troops arrive , colonist get more angry
- " fire if you dare "
- this became known as the Boston massacre
sheared ideas + info about the new British laws - boycott
-propaganda info to intentionally cause harm / help cause -
first continental colonies
all colonies except Georgia
voted for a statement of grievances
voted to boycott all British trade
Patrick Henry - VA rep urged colonist on unite against Britain -
1,000's of redcoats in boston
General Gage brings thousands of Britsh soldiers to Bothion 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.." -
Battels of lexington & concord
battle of Lexington
1st battle of american Revolution war
"shot heard round the world " - Ralph waldo Emerson
British victory
battle of concord - -
the second Continental congress meeting
print $$$$
set up post office
created continental army led by George Washington
sent olive branch asking the king to protect their rights
- king hires 30,000 Hessians soldiers in response -
capytuee of fort ticondroga
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the font -
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 -
Washington arrives on 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 becomes patriots
" every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. the blood of the slain , the weeping voice of nature cries , ' this time to part - Thomas Paine, common sense -
British surrenfer boston
Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons on dorchester heights over looking Boston British retreat - american victory -
second continental congress meet again
debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary of the document -
second continental congress votes for independence
all 13 colonies vote yes on declaring independence -
the declaration of independce is sign
