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a series of laws that the English Parlament put on the colonists in the 1600s. it made colonist sell all raw materials to England,even though they could get better prices elsewhere in Europe. -
Parliament placed on all sugar products. Sugar, molasses, and rum -
The British began to show interest in the Ohio River Valley, but the French viewed the territory as theirs.
The Ohio river valley is important because it was rich in resources, and the French enjoyed trading with the Native Americans! -
They drafted a petition
A petition is a formal request
The olive Branch Petition assured king George 111 that the colonist wanted pease, and asked to protect their rights -
1764 they passed the sugar act on the Colonists
The new tax lowered the tax on molasses imported to the colonies
Encourage people to buy it and to stop smuggling. -
A small tax on all printed materials
Newspapers
Wills
Playing cards
Documents -
a British law passed to assert Parliament's authority over the American colonies -
The Townshend Acts was an EXTERNAL TAX ( tax on imported goods) -
The Boston Massacre had colonists calling for a stronger boycott
These two actions led to Parliament repealing the Townshend Acts.
But the tax on Tea stayed in place - so did the boycott on Tea. -
Dr. Warren alerted Paul Revere and William Daws, who were members of the Sons of Liberty.
Revere and Dawes rode to Lexington, a town east of Concord. -
it is when he took over Boston -
Coercive Acts, 1774, is also known as the ‘Intolerable Acts’ . Intolerable means painful and unbearable. -
Quartering Act - Permitted the requisition of unoccupied buildings at first, to house British troops. -
The one Coercive Acts that was applied to all of the Colonies was the Administration of Justice Act -
Quebec Act - June 1774: A government for Canada was created, and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio River. The Colonists were trapped. -
a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 American colonies in Philadelphia from September 5 to October 26, 1774, to protest Britain's Coercive Acts -
Due to Revere warning, 70 Minutemen were waiting for the 700 English Redcoats An unknown shot was fired, and both sides engaged
When the smoke cleared, 8 Minutemen lay dead. Few weapons were found in Lexington
A contingence of 120 British troops marched on to concord, and the way home of Retired Colonial Barrett's farm. -
This was key location, but it also had a stockpile of military supplies -
a meeting of delegates from the Thirteen American Colonies that convened in Philadelphia -
Even though the battle took place on Breed’s hill, it is known as the battle of Bunker hill
The reserve powder and men were positioned on Bunker
The battle of bunker hill was considered a British victory, but at a heavy cost. -
After Lexington Concord, armed conflicted with the British quick spread
Benedict Arnold raised a 400 man militia to seize fort Ticonderoga in NY, near lake champlain
This was key location, but it also had a stockpile of military supplies
Ethan Allen of Vermont, with the Green Mountain Boys, was also planning to attack fort Ticonderoga. After ‘agreeing’ to work together, fort Ticonderoga surrendered on 5. 10. 1775.
( Bait and switch tactic ) -
Washing ton arrived in the Boston area in july 1775
Discipline - The ability to follow strict rules and orders
He forgot his cannon -
A petition is a formal request
The olive Branch Petition assured king George 111 that the colonist wanted pease, and asked to protect their rights
The king rejected the petition, and prepared for war
He hired more than 30,000 german mercenaries called Hessians to fight alongside British troops -
The second Continental Congress was debating if they should declare themselves as an independent nation, or stay under British rule. Some delegates thought we should not separate Other argued that we were already at war, and we should be free While debating went on, Congress created a committee to write a declaration of independence