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The Molasses Act ( an act of Parliament ) started in December of 1733. Colonists wanted to avoid taxes and many of them resorted to smuggling. Because of this, British revenues failed. -
The war lasted 9 years and many colonies were involved. The French had early success and captured several British forts. They had early success because they had the Native Americans working alongside them. -
France removed itself from the new world. King George III issued the Proclamation and this prohibited the colonists of moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
In 1764 parliament passed the sugar acts on the colonists.This new tax lowered the tax of molasses which was important to colonists. The idea was that lower tax would make people want to buy more and stop smuggling because of the lowered prices. This made it so officers could seize accused smugglers goods without going to court. -
The Quartering Act permitted the request of unoccupied buildings to house British troops, soldiers were now either living next door and sometimes in colonial homes. -
In 1765 Parliament passed the Stamp Act. This created tax on all printed materials like newspapers, wills, playing cards, and documents. James Otis said " no part of England's colonies can be taxed without their consent...Every part has a right to be represented." -
a fight occurred on March 5th, 1770 between Bostonians and British Soldiers.The mob of the Bostonians were fired on and once the smoke cleared 5 lay dead and 3 lay injured. -
A government for Canada was created and extended it's territory south to the Ohio River, therefore the colonists were trapped. -
It says that Parliament has the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies. ( in all cases ) -
Once the news of the Boston Massacre reached London, King George III started " we must either master them or totally leave them to themselves. " -
The military governor, General Thomas Gage, of Boston had order from Parliament to seize weapons and arrest leaders of the Massachusetts militia. -
In a warm September of 1774, fifty-five delegates gathered together to create a political body. These delegates named this political body the continental congress
Leaders for twelve of the thirteen colonies attended, with only Georgia not sending a representative -
Dr. Warren alerted Paul Revere and William Dawes, who were members of the Sons of Liberty.
Revere and Dawes rode to Lexington, a town east of Concord, spreading the news - ¨The British are coming!!¨
A British Patrol would later capture Revere and Dawes would turn back. The message is carried to Concord by Samuel Prescott. -
Due to Revere and Dawes warning, 70 minutemen were waiting for the 700 English Redcoats on the morning of April 19th, 1775
Realizing that they were badly outnumbered, the Minutemen were about to break. -
On May 10th, 1775 the Second Continental Congress met.
Some of these people had met during the Continental Congress first session. (John and Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and George Washington to name a few.) However some new and very important people were in attendance for the Second Continental Congress. -
The king rejected the petition, and prepared for war
He hired more than 30,000 german mercenaries called hessians to fight alongside British troops -
After Lexington and Concord, Benedict Arnold raised a 400 man militia to seize Fort Ticonderoga in NY, near Lake Champlain. -
Washington arrived on the boston area in july 1775, shortly after the battle of bunker hill
The militia ringed the city and morale was good. Everyday the size of the militia grew with new recruits showing up. But washington realized that he was lacking key factors for a victory
Washington realized that the men were disorganized and lacked discipline- the ability to follow strict rules and orders
Washington also realized that he needed heavy artillery -
A petition is a formal request
The olive branch petition assured king george III that the colonist wanted peace 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 Townshend act (the Tea Act) was an external tax, this included tax on important goods, glass, lead, paper, tea, and paint. By this point in the colonies, any British tax angered colonists. -
four parts of the DOI.
1.preamble
2.a section about the rights colonists believed they should have.
3. List of grievances against the actions of parliament and the crown
4. the final sections proclaims the existence of the new nation -
The night of march 16th 1777, washington had his cannons into positions overlooking boston, while the redcoats were all tucked in
As the British awoke to find almost 60 cannons pointing at them, and realizing that the cannon could reach them, British General William Howe commanded his soldiers to board ships and withdraw to Nova Scotia