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Sugar Act
Parliament passed the Sugar Act.
it also allowed officers to seize goods from accused smugglers without going to court.
the sugar act angered many colonists. -
Stamp Act
The stamp Act outraged the colonists.
Samuel Adams helped start the Sons of Liberty.
Colonial leaders decided to work together. -
Declaratory Act
declaration the Britain parliament that accompanied the repeal of the stamp act -
Townshead Act
The stamp Act taught the British that the colonists would resist internal taxes.
The Parliament passed the Townhend acts to tax important goods.
any British taxes angered the colonists. -
Boston Massacre
-crowd gathers and hassles soldiers,throwing snowballs and shouting insults
-more troops arrive,colonists get more and more angry
-"Fire if you dare"
-this became known as the Boston massacre -
Tea Act
colonists in New York and Philadelphia forces the tea ships to turn around.
the royal governor ordered that they be unloaded.
The Boston Sons of Liberty acted swiftly. -
Boston tea party
."Boston harbor is a teapot tonight!"
.Caused problems for loyalists/Tories
-loyalist/Tory= a person in the colony who remains "loyal" to the king & Great Britain. -
Quartering Act
One of the coercive acts banned town meetings in Massachusetts.
this stopped most shipments of food and other supplies top the other colony. -
intolerable Act
Parliament responded by passing a series of laws called the coercive acts.
king George lll realized that Britain was losing control of the colonies.
he declared,we must either master them or totally leave them to themselves. -
first continental congress meets
That all colonies besides Georgia have representatives. -
1,000 of redcoats in boston
That the general Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston and with more on the way. -
midnight ride of Paul revere
that Paul revere rides to warn the sons of liberty . -
battle of Lexington & concord
It was the first battle of american revolutionary war. -
capture of fort ticonderoga
benedict arnold and ethan allen capture the fort -
second continental congress
in 1774 the continental congress agreed to meet again if the British did not address their complaints. -
battle of bunker hill
they fought on breed's hill -
Washington arrives at Boston with continental troops
the British held Boston, but patriot militia ringed the city. -
"common sense" published by Tomas Pain
pamphlets inspired colonists to become patriots. -
British surrender boston
Washington thinks that his army is ready and the weapons arrive. -
second continental congress meet again
they debated on declaring independence -
second continental congress votes for independence
That all 13 colonies all voted yes on the declaring independence. -
the declaration of independence is signed
The Americans declared there self's as a free country