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Indirect tax out of sight, out of mind
They play cards with the person that is trying to buy something important. -
Fights between troops and Bostonians were common
The crowd gathers and hassles soldier, throwing snowballs and shouting insults
More troops arrive, colonists get more and more angry
March 5, 1770: Soldier strikes colonists. -
Tax and on all paper products Official stamp/seal on all paper items (proof tax was paid) Legal documents
Licenses
Newspapers
Pamphlets
Playing cards Purchased only with valuable silver coins, if it didn't purchase = fined or jailed
–protested stamp act, feeling right were violated -
Parliament declared it had power to make laws for the colonies in all cases whatsoever parliament passes this to save face. -
Taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
Searched for smuggled goods
Sons of liberty start to do violent acts
British Soldiers arrive to protect tax collectors. -
Passed in 1773 and allowed British East India Company (BEIC) to sell tea directly to colonists
–Lower prices than colonist merchant prices
By making the tea be taxed and harder to buy. -
Members of sons of liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. Caused problems for loyalists/Tories Loyalist/Tory = a person in the colony who remains 'loyal" to the King and Great Britain. -
Passed to punish Boston for Tea party
Boston Harbor Closed until tea paid for Massachusetts Charter canceled.
–Royal officials had a trial in Britain
–Quartering Act required colonists to house soldiers
–Large amount of land given to Quebec
— General Thomas Gage became the new governor of MA. -
There was a boycott taking place with the british. -
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more coming their way/ -
Paul Revere ride to warn the Sons Of Liberty in Lexington and Concord. -
Battle of Lexington
--the British won the first go around
Battle of Concord
--The Americans won first go around -
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen captured the fort and grabbed all the supplies (and cannons)
The American victory taking place :) -
They printed money, set up a post office and then George Washington created an army that he led only and then sent Olive Branch asking the King to protect their rights...Y'know..Living the good life. Then the king hired 30,000 Hessian Soldiers in response. -
A big right taking place on Breed's Hill
The British victory took place (the Americans ran out of ammunition) -
Realizes men are disorganized & need discipline
Need weapons -
Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice nature cries. -
Washington believes his army is hot n' ready and the weapons arrive then he puts cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston.
(HUGE SPOILER) The British retreat and the American win because the Americans got W rizz. -
Debates on declaring independance Thomas.J. is the primary author of the important documents. -
All 13 colonies vote "Yessirrrr" on declaring independance. -
Yippee