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Fort Ticonderoga
This building is known for first offensive victory for American forces in the revolitionary war. -
Sugar Act
Parliament passed the sugar act. The sugar act is what lowered tax on the molasses. This act allowed officers seize goods from accused smugglers and not have to go to court. This act also arranged many colonist. -
Stamp act
This act outranged the colonist. They argued that only there assemblies could tax them. -
Declaratory act
Declaration by the British parliament that accompained the repeal of the stamp act. Parliament had control over governing. -
Townshed act
Parliament passed the townshed act so he could tax imported goods, like glass tea, and paper. And women wanted to wear homade frabrics. -
Boston Masacure
This is a deadly riot that occured in 1770 -
Tea act
To sell tea directly to colonist. tax tea cheaper then smuggled tea. -
Boston tea party
Political protest that occured at griffins wharf in boston mattuchetts. -
Intolerble acts
To force someone to do something. To punish colonist for resisting British athority. British soldiers forced to live among the colonist. -
Quatering act
That great britain would house its soliders in americans barraks and public houses. -
First Continental Congress
This is was a meeting of delegats from 12 of the 13 british colonies that became united states. -
Bunker Hill
This one is short but this is when the British defeated the Americans. -
Lexington & Concord
the first military engagements of the Ameircan revolutionary war. And fought in contry Middlesex. -
Second Continental Congress
Printing money, set up post office, created contenial army led by George washington. And the king hires 30,000 Hessians soligers in responce. -
Washington arrives at Boston with Continental Troops
Relised men are unorganized and need disapline. And they need weapons. -
1,000 Red Coats
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
British Surrender Boston
Washington believes his army is ready And weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester
Heights overlooking Boston -
Common Sense
Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become
Patriots. Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries. -
2nd Continental Congress
Debate on declaring independence. Thomas jefferson is the primary author of the Document. -
Votes for Independence
Second Continental Congress on July 1, 1776, only 9 of the colonies voted for independence. -
Declaration of Independence signed
The declaration of independence Is signed!
07/04/1776 -
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
A british patrol intercepted all three men. prescott and dawee escaped. and revere was held for some time -
Continental Congress meets
-All colonies but Georgia have representatives
-Voted to send a "statement of grievances"
-Voted boycott all british trade
-Patrick Henry- VA rep urged colonists to unite against britain.