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Sugar acts
Taxing Molasses and sugar before it gets to the market making the price higher -
stamp acts
Putting taxes on all paper products -
Declaratory act
He has the right to tax you whenever -
TownShend acts
Starting to tax glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea they also search for smuggled goods -
Boston Massacre
It was a fight between British soldiers and a few colonist 5 were killed and 6 were injured -
Tea act
Allowed the BEIC to sell tea to colonist
Lower than colonist prices
people were scared that they will be sent out of business -
Boston tea party
When the Sons of Liberty dumped 340 crates of tea into to the ocean -
Quartering Act
A law passed forcing colonist to provide suppies to the troops -
Intolerable Acts
The punishment for dumping the British tea in the ocean
The Boston harbor was closed until the tea was repaid -
First Continental Congress meets
This was meeting about trying to Boycott British trade, The statement grievances, and tried to make colonist to unite ageist Britain. -
1,000’s of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage Brings thousands of troops into Boston with thousands more on the way -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere Goes to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that more British are coming -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Lexington
This was the first American Revolutionary War
The British won Concord
The Americans won and they made British retreat to Boston -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort So they scavenge all the supplies AMERICAN VICTORY OHHHHHHHHHH YEAH -
Second Continental Congress meet
They print That money money
they set up the post office
George Washington set up a army -
Battle of Bunker Hill
fought on the Breed’s Hill
The British won, this is when they learned that the Americans are stronger than they think -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
His soldier were disorganize and they needed weapons -
“Common Sense” published by Thomas Paine
His book inspires more colonists to become patriots -
British Surrender Boston
Washington thinks his army is ready then the weapons arrive The British retreat the Americans win. Now this is a W -
Second Continental Congress meet again
They debate on declaring independence
Thomas Jefferson is the main author of the document -
The Declaration of Independence is signed!
INDEPENDENCE WOOOOOOOO -
Second Continental Congress votes for Independence
I can confirm they did I life in AMERICA LETS BE FREEEEEEEEE