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indirect tax
duties on molasses and sugar -
tax on all paper products
official stamp/seal on all paper items
purchased only with valuable silver coins
if didnt purchased=fined or jail -
refuse to buy british goods -
taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
searched for smuggled goods -
crowd gathers and hassles soldier, throwing snowballs and shouting insults
more troops arrive, colonists get more and more angry and fire if you dare -
passed in 1773 and allowed British east India company to sell tea directly to colonist
lower prices than colonist merchant prices
tax tea cheaper then smuggled tea
less smuggling=more tax money -
members of son of liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor -
they all faught for stuff, i dont have any notes for this one so i dont know -
passed to punish boston for a tea party
boston harbor closed until tea paid for
massachusetts charter canceled -
12 of the 13 colonies sent representatives
Georgia did not
boycott to repeal intolerable acts -
all the colonies but georgia have representatives
voted to send a statement of a grievances
voted to boycott all the british trade
patrick henry VA rep urged colonist to unite against britain -
general gage brings thousands of british soldiers to boston with more on the way, they were sent o boston to quell riots in the wake or the townshend duties -
paul rides to warn the sons of liberty in Lexington and concord that the british are coming -
1st battle of american revolutionary war
shot heard around the world
British victory Americans stop the British and force them to retreat back to Boston
american victory -
printed money
sets up a post office
created continental army led bu george washington
sent olive branch asking king to protect there right -
fought on the breeds hill
dont fire until you see the white of their eyes
british victory( americans ran out of ammunition) british learned defeating Americans would not be easy -
realized men are disorganized and need to be punished
needed weapons -
pamphlet inspires more colonist to be pariots
every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for sparation, the blood from slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, its time to part -
washington believed his army is ready and gave them weapons
washington put cannons on dorcherster hights overlooking boston
british go back home and american victory -
debateing on declaring independence
jefferson is the primary author of the dcument -
all of the 13 colonies voted yes on declaring independence
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the answer is yes of they get dependence
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Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort
getting all the supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN victory