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This building is known for first offensive victory for American forces in the revolitionary war. -
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. -
This act outranged the colonist. They argued that only there assemblies could tax them. -
Declaration by the British parliament that accompained the repeal of the stamp act. Parliament had control over governing. -
Parliament passed the townshed act so he could tax imported goods, like glass tea, and paper. And women wanted to wear homade frabrics. -
This is a deadly riot that occured in 1770 -
To sell tea directly to colonist. tax tea cheaper then smuggled tea. -
Political protest that occured at griffins wharf in boston mattuchetts. -
To force someone to do something. To punish colonist for resisting British athority. British soldiers forced to live among the colonist. -
That great britain would house its soliders in americans barraks and public houses. -
This is was a meeting of delegats from 12 of the 13 british colonies that became united states. -
This one is short but this is when the British defeated the Americans.
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the first military engagements of the Ameircan revolutionary war. And fought in contry Middlesex. -
Printing money, set up post office, created contenial army led by George washington. And the king hires 30,000 Hessians soligers in responce. -
Relised men are unorganized and need disapline. And they need weapons. -
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Washington believes his army is ready And weapons arrive
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester
Heights overlooking Boston -
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. -
Debate on declaring independence. Thomas jefferson is the primary author of the Document.
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Second Continental Congress on July 1, 1776, only 9 of the colonies voted for independence. -
The declaration of independence Is signed!
07/04/1776 -
A british patrol intercepted all three men. prescott and dawee escaped. and revere was held for some time -
-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.