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The Sugar Act
Inderict tax it was out of sight and out of mind
Buties on molasses and sugar. -
The Stamp Act
Taxes on Stamps and paper goods
Purchase don with silver coins
If didn't purchased fined or jailed -
Quartering Act
"If a soldier comes knocking on your door you're sleeping on the floor"
This means that colonists were required to house soldiers if they came to you.
Have large amounts of land to Quebec
General Thomas Gage became the new governer of MA -
Declaratory Act
Parliament declares it has power to make laws for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever"
Parliament passes to save face -
Townshend Act
Taxes o glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea
Searched for smuggled goods
Sons of liberty start to do violent acts
British soldiers arrive to prtotest tax collectors -
The Boston Massacre
Protesters c;ashed with redcoats
Redcoats are british soldiers
They killed 5 colonist
This got thte name of the Boston Massacre -
Tea Act
Was not a tax
Allowed the BEIC to sell directly to the colonists
Lower Prices than colonist merchant prices continental
Tax Tea cheaper than smuggled tea
Less smuggling = more tax money
Colonial Merchant feared BEIC would put them out of business -
The Boston Tea Party
Members of sons of liberty dumped over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor
"Boston harbor is a teapot tonight!" -
Intolerable Act
Passed to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party
Boston harbor was closed until the tea was paid off
Massachusetts charter canceled
Royal Officers had to trial Britian -
First continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British Colonies, that met to adress and deal with the Intolerable Acts. Georgia was the only colony that did not send a person to represent the Congress. They agreed to boycott some of the British goods at first, if Parliment would not agree to repeal the Intolerable Acts.All colonies but Gerogia have representives
voted to send a "statement of grievances" -
Thousands of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
Paul revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "Briish are coming... The British are coming.." -
The battles of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Lexignton-
-1st battle of Americn Revolutionary war
-"shot heard round the world" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
-BRITISH Victory
Battle of Concord-
-Americans Stop British and fore them to retreat back to Boston
-AMERICAN Victory -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnoid * Ethan Allen capture te fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN Victory -
Second Continental Congress meet
Print money
Set up post office
Created Contintentl Army led by George Washignton
Sent by Olive Branch asking King to protect theirrights King hires 30,000 Hessian Soldiers in response -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Following Lexignton and Concord; more volunteers joined the colonial militias. Soon militia around Boston numbered about 20,000 strong
Fought on Breed's Hill
"Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes" -William Prescott
BRITISH Bictory(Americas ran out of amminition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy. -
Washignton Arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Realizes men are in need f discipline beacuse how un organized they are.
They need weapons -
"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine
Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
"Every thing is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the stain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART" Thomas Paine, Common Sense -
British surrender Boston
Washignton belives his army is ready & weapons arrive
Washignton uts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston
British retreat -AMERICAN VICTORY -
Second Contnenta Congress meet again
Debate on declaring independance
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author of the document -
Votes for Independence
All 13 colonies send one person to represent them.
They all listen to Sam Adams.
It ends up being a unanimous vote for independence.
Now the problem is to actually get it. -
Declaration of independence Signed.
John Hancock signed the declaration of independence first.
Eventually 56 delegates signed the document announcing the birth of he united states.