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indirect tax on molasses and sugar. -
tax on all paper products -
parliament had the right to rule and tax colonies -
taxes on glass,lead,paints,paper, and tea. searched for smuggled goods. -
soldier strikes colonist
-crowd gathers and hassles soldier,throwing snowballs and shouting insults
-More troops arrive, colonist get more and more angry
-"fire if you dare"
this became known as the Boston Massacre -
Crowd gathers and hassles soldier, throwing snowballs and shouting insults.
More troops arrive, colonists get more and more angry
“Fire if you dare!” -
Lower Prices than colonist merchant prices
Tax Tea cheaper than smuggled tea
Less smuggling = more tax money -
Boston tea party
Members of sons of liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into boston harbor
Bostons harbor is a teapot tonight
Caused problems for loyalist/tories
-loyalist/tory=a person in the colony who remains loyal to the king & great britain -
Quartering Act required colonists to house soldiers
“If a soldier comes knocking at the door….
you’re sleeping on the floor”
General Thomas Gage became new governor of MA -
Boston Harbor Closed until tea paid for
Massachusetts Charter cancelled
Quartering Act required colonists to house soldiers
“If a soldier comes knocking at the door….
you’re sleeping on the floor”
General Thomas Gage became new governor of MA -
All colonies but Georgia have representatives
voted to send a statement of grievance
voted to boycott all British trade
Patrick Henry- Va rep. urged colonist to unite against Britain -
General of Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
Paul revere rides to warm 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 and ethan allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
American Victory -
Print $$$$
Set up post office
Created continental army led by george washington
Sent olive branch asking king to protect their rights
-king hires 30,000 hessians soldiers in response -
Fought on breeds hill
Dont fire until you see the whites of their eyes- william prescott
British victory americans ran out of ammunition britsh learn defeating americans would not be easy. -
Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
Need weapons -
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Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood slain, the weeping voice of nature cries,’Tis time to part”-Thomas Paine, common sense. -
Washington believes his army is ready and weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons on dorchester heights overlooking boston
British retreat- American victory -
