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The Navigational Acts limited what the colonists could receive from other countries. Put rules on raw materials traded out of the colonies. -
passed in 1733 and allowed british east india company (beic) to sell tea directly to colonists -
Indirect Taxes
Duties on mallasses and sugar -
Tax on all paper products
Official stamp on all paper items
Direct act -
The parliament declared to make laws for the colonies in all cases whatsoever.
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Taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea
violent acts from the sons of liberty -
crowd gathers and hassles soldiers, throwing snowballs and shouting - more troops arrive, colonists get more and more angry
- FIRE, IF U DARE! -
Passed to punish Boston tea party
-Boston Harbor closed until tea paid for '
- massachusetts charter canceled
-quartering Act required colonists to house soldiers -
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The first continental congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies, that met to deal with the intolerable acts. Georgia was the only one that did not send a representative to the congress. they agreed to boycott the British.
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printing money with post office setup. They sent olive Branches asking the king to protect their rights.
-for that the king hired 30,000 Hessian Soldiers in response
created a continental army led by george washington. -
-Washington realized his men were disorganized and need discipline.
-They needed more weapons. -
- 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 cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART" - Thomas Paine, common sense
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Washington believes his army is ready and his new weapons arrive
-Washington puts cannons on Dorchester heights overlooking Boston
-BRITISH retreat - AMERICAN Victory -
-Debate on declaring independence
- Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
- All 13 colonies vote YES on declaring independence
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