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Indirect tax on molasses and sugar -
The Stamp Act 1765, also known as the Duties in American Colonies Act 1765, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax -
declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. -
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. -
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston, in which a group of nine British soldiers shot five people out of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles. -
An act that is able to sell tea directly to the colonist -
Members of Sons of Liberty Dump over 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
“Boston Harbor is a teapot Tonight” -
It was passed to punish for the Boston Tea Party -
It was an Act that reqiured colonist to house soldiers -
All colonies has Georgia have representatives. Voted to send a "statement of grievances". Voted to boycott all 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. -
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the “British are coming… The British are coming” -
Battle of Lexington
1st battle of American Revolutionary War
“Shot heard round the world” -Ralph Waldo Emerson, British Victory. Battle of Concord. Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston -
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen captured the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN Victory -
Print $$$
Set up post office
Created Continental Army led by George WashingtonSent olive Branch Asking King to protect their rights
King hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response -
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 lean defending Americans would NOT be easy -
Realizes mean are disorganized & need discipline
Need 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 -
Washington believes his Army is ready & weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester heights overlooking Boston
BRITISH retreats—AMERICAN Victory -
Debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
The congress automatically agreed with the declaration of independence . -
Continental Congress meeting at Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia