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sugar act
Indirect tax (out of sight=out of mind)
Trying to put an end to people smuggling goods. -
Stamp Act
Tax on all paper products that can only be purchased with valuable silver coins. -
Declaratory Act
Parliament declares it has power to make laws for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever." Parliament ends up passing this act to save face. -
Town shend acts
Taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. people searched for smuggled goods, Sons of liberty start to do violent acts, British soldiers arrive to protect tax collectors. -
The boston massacre
The Redcoats fired on a protesting crowd. protesters insulted the redcoats (British soldiers). They had weapons unlike protesters who had rocks and crops. -
Tea act (not a tax)
Passed in 1773 and allowed british east india company to sell tea directly to colonists, had lower prices than colonist merchant prices, Taxed tea was 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, it caused problems for loyalists/tories -
Intolerable acts
Passed to punish boston for tea party
Boston harbor closed until tea payed for
Massachusetts charter canceled
Royal officials had trial in britain
Quartering act required colonists to house soldiers
“If a soldier comes knocking at the door, you're sleeping on the floor.”
Large amount of land given to quebec
General thomas gage became new governor of MA -
first continental congress
First continental congress happened on September 5th 1774 that meant to deal with the tolerable acts. -
1,000's of redcoats in boston
general Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Midight ride of paul revere
Paul revere goes to alert the sons of liberty in Lexington and concord that the British are coming to them. -
Battles of lexington and concord
the first battle of the revolutionary war. and the British win -
capture of fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen captured the fort and gathered all the supplies in the fort including the cannons, american victory. -
second Continental congress meet
they printed money and set up post office and created the Continental army led by George Washington and sent olive branch to ask king to protect their rights, king proceeds to hire 30,000 Hessian's in response. -
battle of bunker hill
They fought on breeds hill. British victory -
washington arrives on outskirts of boston with continental groups
people realise that the men are disorganized and need disipline, and they also see they need weapons. -
Quartering act
Great britian houses its soldiers in american houses and barracks -
common sense, by thomas paine
the pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots. -
british surrender boston
Washington believes that his army is ready and weapons arrive, Washington puts cannons on Rochester heights to overlook Boston, american victory -
second continiential congress meet again
debated on declaring independance
thomas jefferson is the primary author of the document -
second Continental congress votes for independence
all 13 colonies voted yes for independence -
The declaration of Independence is signed!
the declaration of independence was signed on july 4th 1776 and now is called fourth of july, or independence day in honor.