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This is a set of laws that were passed by the English Parliament to enforce the colonists to sell all raw materials to England, even though colonists could possibly find better prices in Europe. -
Parliament placed a tax on all sugar products. Sugar, molasses, and rum. -
In a last attempt to take over the Ohio River Valley from the French by George Washington and his militia, they built a fort nearby their recently captured one. Shortly after, they were attacked and George Washington surrendered. -
The British won a victory at Fort Louisburg, before capturing Fort Frontenac and Fort Duquesne. The capital city of New France fell to British forces, as well as Montreal. The war ended the February of 1763 -
This tax lowered the tax on imported molasses into the colonies. The idea was that a lower tax would encourage more people to buy and stop smuggling. This act also allowed officers to arrest accused smugglers goods without going to court -
This new act 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 and stop smuggling. It also allowed officers to seize accused smugglers goods without going to court -
Congruently with repealing the Stamp Act, parliament passed the Declaratory Act. Parliament now has the right to tax and make decisions for British colonies in all cases. -
The Townshend Act was an external tax, a tax on imported goods. This taxed glass, lead, paper, tea, and paint in the colonies. -
A fight occurred between Bostonians and British soldiers. The mob of Bostonians were fired on, and when the smoke cleared 5 ay dead and 3 were injured. Among the dead was Crispus Attucks, part Native American part African, as well as an 11 year old boy named Christopher Seider -
The military governor, General Thomas Gage, of Boston had been told by parliament to take weapons and arrest leaders of the Massachusetts militia. He ordered the Lieutenant Colonel to go “to Concord, where you will seize and destroy all the artillery and ammunition you can find.” -
In response to the Boston Tea Party, the Parliament passed the Coercive Acts. This included the Administration of Justice, The Massachusetts Government Act, The Boston Port Bill, and The Quartering Act. -
This act permitted the requisition of unoccupied buildings at first, to house British troops. Later, the troops would stay in the homes of colonists. -
All British officials charged with a capital offense had to be tried in another colony. -
To further control the colonists, Parliament passed the Quebec Act. A government for Canada was created and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio River. This trapped the colonists. -
55 delegates gathered together to create a political body. They named this political body the Continental Congress. Leaders for 12 of the 13 colonies attended, with only Georgia not sending a Representative. -
Dr. Joseph Warren, a colonial protest leader, noticed troops marching out of the city. He alerted Paul Revere and William Dawes, who were members of the Sons of Liberty. The two rode to Lexington, a town east of Concord, spreading the word. Revere would later be captured, Dawes would turn back, and the message is carried to Concord by Samuel Prescott. -
70 Minutemen were waiting for the 700 English Redcoats, but an unknown shot was fired, and both sides engaged. When the smoke cleared, 8 Minutemen were dead. Few weapons were found in Lexington. -
Benedict Arnold raised a 400 man militia to take Fort Ticonderoga in NY, near Lake Champlain. This place had lots of military supplies. Ethan Allen of Vermont, with the Green Mountain Boys, was also planning to attack Ticonderoga. Fort Ticonderoga surrendered, because they believed that the men had come to take their shift. -
The first post office was set up, along with authorization of printing money. Washington would handle the overall strategy for fighting the British, but the Delegates then made one last attempt at avoiding war. They drafted a petition. -
The militia set up posts on Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill, but after seeing this and forming a plan, the British attacked the next day. They were low on ammo, so Colonel William Prescott gave the order, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes." The British were repealed twice by this plan, until the third wave, where the militia had to retreat. -
The Olive Branch Petition assured King George III that the colonists wanted peace, and asked to protect their rights. The King rejected the petition, and prepared for war. -
The Continental Congress learned that British troops in Canada were planning on attacking New York, so they struck first, sending Patriot troops from Ft. Ticonderoga to attack Montreal. This was a victory. The attack on Quebec, led by Benedict Arnold, failed. Patriots faced winter, heavy snow storms, and were low on supplies. -
Washington arrived in the Boston area in July 1775, shortly after the battle of Bunker Hill. He realized that the men were disorganized and lacked discipline.
He tasked General Henry Knox with moving almost 60 canons 30 miles from Ft. Ticonderoga to Boston through the winter of 1775. By March 17th, 1776, Washington thought his troops were ready to fight. -
The King rejected the Olive Branch petition, and prepared for war. He hired more than 30,000 German mercenaries called Hessians to fight alongside British troops. -
56 Delegates signed the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock wrote is name so large, so that the King could read his name without glasses.