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Sugar act
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Stamp Act
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Quartering Act
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Declaratory Act
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Townshend Act
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Tea Act
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Intolerable Act
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First Continental Congress meets
All colonies but Georgia have representatives
Voted to send a "statement of grievances"
Voted to Boycott all British Trade
Patrick Henry-VA rep . urged colonists to unite against Britain
Colonist Anger Sugar Act-1764 Stamp Act-1765 Declaratory Act-1766 Townshend Acts-1767 Tea Act-1773 Intolerable Acts-1774 Quartering Act-1774
Boston tea party 12/16/1773 -
1,000's 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 "British are coming....British are coming" -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Lexington
-1st battle of American Revolutionary War
-"shot heard round the world"-Ralph Waldo
Emerson
-British Victory
Battle of Concord
-Americans stop the British and force them to retreat back to Boston
-American Victory -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
-Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen Capture the fort
-Get all supplies in the fort Including cannons
-American Victory -
The Second Continental Congress
The George Washington to command this Army
Print their own Money
Better relationship with the native Americans
Set up Post office
Sent Olive Branch Asking King to protect their rights
-King Hires 30,000 Hessians Soldiers in response -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-Fought on Breed's Hill
"Don't Fire Unit you see the whites of their eyes"-William Prescott
-British Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would not be easy -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Realizes men are Disorganized and need discipline
Need Weapons -
"Common Sense" published by Thomas Paine
Pamphlet Inspires more colonists to become patriots
"Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain the weeping voice of nature cries "Tis time to"-Thomas Paine,Common Sense -
British Surrender Boston
Washington Believes His army is ready and weapons Arrive
Washington Puts Cannons on Dorchester
Heights Overlooking Boston
British Retreat-American Victory -
Second Continental Congress meet again
Debate on declaring Independence
Thomas Jefferson is the the primary author of the document -
Second Continental Congress votes for Independence
All 13 colonies cote Yes on declaring independence -
The Declaration of Independence is signed!