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indirect tax (out of state= out of mind)
duties on molasses and surgar -
tax on all paper products
direct tax(tax in your face) -
Parliament declares it has power to make laws for the colonist "in all case whatoever"
Parliament passes this to save face -
tax on lead,paper,glass,paint, and tea. -
fights between troops and Bostonian were common
March 5,1770: soldier strikes colonist
crowd gathered and hassle soldiers, throwing snowballs and shouting insults
more troops arrive, colonist get more and more angry
'fire if you dare" -
passes in 1773 and allowed british east india company (BEIC) to sell tea directly to colonist -
members of sons of liberty dumped over 340 chest of tea
caused problems for loyalist/tory -
passed to punish Boston for tea party Boston Harbor closed until tea paid for massachusets charter cancled royalty officals had trial in britain
quartering Act requierd colonist to house soldiers -
"if a soldier comes knocking at the door... your sleeping on the floor"
large amount of land given to quebec
general Thomas gage became new governor of MA -
all colonist but georgia have representatives voted to send a "statement of grievances" voted to boycott all british trade petrick henry-VA rep. urged colonist to unite againtst british
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general gage brings thousands of british soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
paul revere rides to warm the sons of liberty in Lexiington in Lexington and concord that the "British are coming" -
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen(green mountain boys) capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
American victory -
Print money
Set up post office
created continental Army leg by George Washington
sent Olive Branch asking the king to protect their rights
-king hires 30,000 hessian soldiers in response -
fought on breeds hill
"dont fire untill you see the white of there eyes"-william prescott
British victory ( Americans ran out of ammuntition) british learn defeating americans would not be easy. -
Fought on breed's hill
“Dot fire until you see the whites of their eyes”-William Prescott
British victory ( Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy -
Relizes men are disorganized & need discipline
Need weapons -
battle of lexington-
-1st battle of American Revolutionary war
-"shot heard around the world" ralph warldo Emerson -
pamphlet insiders come more colonist to become patriots "everything that is right or reasonable pleads by seperation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, "Tis tie time to part" -Thomas paine, common sense
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Washington believes his army is ready & weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester heights overlooking Boston
British retreat- American Victory -