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-inderect tax (out of sight=out of mind)
- Duties on molasses and sugar -
secret colonial socity-protest stamp act.
intimidated tax colectors
-refusal to buy british goods
-hoped it would convince paraliment to lift the new taxes boycott - paraliament agrees to repal (get rid of the stamp -
townshend acts
-taxes on glass,lead,paints,paper,and tea
searched for smuggled goods -
sons of liberty dumbed over 340 chest of tea in the boston harbor caused problems for loyalest/tories
a loyalist is someone in the conley who remains loyal to the king of great britton. -
all cononies but georiga have representatives
Voted to send a "statement of grievances"
voted to boycott all british trade
patrick henery - va rep. urged colonists to unite against britain. -
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
paul revere rides to warn the sons of liberty in lexington and concord that the "british are coming....The brittish are coming...." -
battle of lexington-
-1st battle of american revolutionary war.
-shot heard round the world -Ralph waldo emerson
- british victory.
battle of concord-
-americans stop brittish and force them to retreat back to boston
-american victory -
Benedict Arnold & Eathan allen capture the fort
get all supplies in the fort including cannons
american victory -
fought on breeds hill
"dont fire till you see the whits of their eyes
brittish victory- americans ran out of ammunition.british learn that going to war with the americans was not easy