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The colonists initially accepted the Navigation Acts because the laws guaranteed them a place to sell their raw materials later. -
Imports to stop smuggling. -
Washington named his little fort, "Fort Necessity." Washington's outpost soon came under attack by the French and their Native American Allies. This combined army won the battle and forced Washington army to surrender. -
France, Britain, and the Native Americans (aka Indians) all went to war because France wanted more land and the British didn't like France trading stuff with the Native Americans so they bullied France. -
This new tax lowered the tax on molasses imported to the colonies. The idea was that a lower tax; Would lower the price, and encourage more people to buy.
Encourage colonists to stop smuggling. -
A small tax on all printed materials such as newspaper, wills, playing cards, and documents. -
Stated that Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever." -
The Boston Massacre had colonists calling for a stronger boycott.
-These two actions led to Parliament repealing the Townshend Acts.
-But the tax on tea stayed in place, and so did the boycott on tea. -
A tax on imported goods such as:
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-Lead
-Paper
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Established a Continental army and elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief. -
The British Parliament passed a series of four laws to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. -
Spurred by local pressure groups, colonial legislatures empowered delegates to attend a Continental Congress which would set terms for a boycott. -
Permitted the requistion of unoccupied buildings at first to the house of British troops -
A government for Canada was created, and its territory extended south to the Ohio River. -
Ensuring a fair trial for British officials charged with capital offenses while upholding the law or quelling protests in Massachusetts Bay Colony. -
Upon his return in 1774. -
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The Fort Was Captured by American Patriots -
The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill, but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. -
To be sent to the King as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared. -
The failures at Quebec ended the American campaign in Canada. -
Patriot victory. American General George Washington had the artillery he needed to force the British out of Boston. During the night of March 4th, he fortified Dorchester Heights, which overlooked the city and harbor. -
Jefferson was outraged that the king would hire Hessian mercenaries to suppress British subjects. -
The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence occurred primarily on August 2, 1776, at the Pennsylvania State House, later renamed Independence Hall, in Philadelphia.