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a series of laws that the parliament put on the colonists in the 1600s it made colonists sell all raw materials to England, even though they could get a better price elsewhere in Europe -
Parliament placed a tax on all sugar products. Sugar, Molasses, and Rum. Patrick Henry the House of Burgesses the only and sole exclusive right and power to lay taxes. Sam Adams started the Sons of Liberty, started burning effigies in the streets of Boston met at the Stamp Act Congress, drafted a letter only colonial assemblies could tax colonists. -
The goal was to form a united colonial government but each colony would have to give up some of its powers the colonial assembly was not willing to do so therefore the plan failed
Pit decided to send more trained british troops to fight in noth america his tow goals were 1. To open the ohio river valley 2 conquer french canada -
aimed to raise revenue for the British Empire after the French and Indian War and stop the smuggling of sugar and molasses into the American coloniesThe British responded ny starting to build a fort in what is now western Pennsylvania
The French seized the fort and called it Fort Duquesne
The governor of virginia sent a militia to drive out the French
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The Stamp Act was an INTERNAL TAX (tax inside in the country)
Congruently with repealing the Stamp act, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act -
The Declaratory Act of Parliament has the right to tax and make decisions for British colonies in all cases..
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Townshend Acts were external taxes on imported goods.. Glass, lead, a nd and tea paint By this point in the colonies, any British taxes angered colonist women supported the boycott, encouraged colonistss to wear homemade fabrics and domestic goods women started the Daughters of Liberty.
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When the smoke cleared, 5 lay dead and 3 were injured..Among the dead were Crispus Attuckatuck, a native american part afica as well as an 11-year-old boy named Christopher Seider.
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General Gage that the militia was hiding weapons at the farmFinding no weapons, the 120 marched back to the rendezvous point of the North Bridge
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Permitted the requisition of unoccupied buildings at first to house British troops. Soldiers were now living next door, and sometimes, in Colonist homes
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British officials charge with a capital offenses had to be tried in another colony or England
This loss of self-government was designed make Colonist think before any action against the Crown was made. A royal governor was placed in charge.
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To further control the colonists, shortly after the Coercive Acts, Parliament passed the Quebec Act.
June 1774: A government for Canada was created, and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio River. -
(as called by the Colonist) or Coercive (as called by the British)Coercive Acts, 1774, is also known as the ‘Intolerable Acts’. Intolerable means painful and unbearable
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In a warm September of 1774, fifty-five delegate gathered together to create a political body. These delegates named this political body the Continental Congress.
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Revere and Dawes rode to Lexington, a town east of Concor,,d spreading thnews that the British are and coming. A British patrol would later capture Reverer and Dawes would turn The message is carried to Concord by Samuel Prescott. Due to Revere and Dawes' warning, 70 minutemen were waiting for the 700 English redcoats the morning of April 19th 1775
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washinton outpost soon came under attack by the french and the british both sought native american help
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Following the lexington and concord more joined militias soon the militia around boston grew to around 2000 men Boston stayed inder control of troops June 16.1775 the militai set up posts on Bunker hill and breeds hill which were across the harbor frome boston after seingcods assembled at the foot of breeds hill with fixed bayonets and charged the hill the militia was low
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The second Continental Congress was debating if they should declare themselves as and independent nation or stay under British rule some delegates thought we shold not separate othe argued that we were already at war and we should be free. Those that thought we should.
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After Lexington and concord armed conflict with the British quickly spread. Benedict Arnold raised a 400 man militia to seize Fort Ticonderoga in NY near Lake Champlain. This was a key location but it also had a stockpile of military supplies
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The British troops were successfully repelled twice by this battle plan on the third wave british took Breeds Hill. Americans were low on gunpowder to start battle with so they had to retreat once they ran out of powder EVen though the battle took place on breeds hill it is known as the battle of Bunker hill the reserve powder and men were positioned on bunker
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he Olive Branch Petition assured King George III that the colonist wanted peace, and asked to protect their rights