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The Navigation Act was a set of rules that the English Parliament put ob the colonist. it made the colonist sell all raw materials to England, even through they might be able to find better prices somewhere else than England. -
A tax on all sugar products, such as sugar, molasses, and rum, that was made so that when all colonists wanted to buy these products, they would need to pay an extra tax. -
In the spring of 1754, the Governor of Virginia sent a militia to drive out the French. Leading this force was a young Virginian, named George Washington. After marching to Fort Duquesne, Washington set up a fort of his own named ¨Fort Necessity¨ to protect himself. -
The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in the imperial war between Great Britain and France, known as the Seven Years’ War. The French and Indian War began in 1754 over ownership over the Ohio river and ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris. -
In 1764, Parliament passed the sugar act on the colonists. This new tax lowered the tax on imported molasses, the idea being if their was a lower tax, people might stop stealing and start buying. Though this tax worried people because it also allowed officers to seize accused smugglers´ goods without a chance in court. -
A small tax on all printed material passed by Parliament in March of 1765. Effects of the tax was extreme, many colonist outraged such as Patrick Henry and Sam Adams, while also having many people boycott British goods. -
At the same time with repealing the Stamp act, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act, saying saying they now have the right to tax and make decisions for British colonies in all cases. -
The Townshend Acts of 1767 were a series of taxes on goods like glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea into the American colonies passed by Parliament to control the colonists. -
The Boston Massacre was a fight between British soldiers and a crowd of Boston colonists on March 5, 1770, that resulted in five civilian deaths and six injured. Boston colonists through clubs and ice at the soldiers while taunting them to fire, which resulted in the soldiers coming back with their guns. -
The first Continental congress was a political body made up of 55 delegates gathered together. Leaders for 12 of the 13 colonies attended, Georgia being the only one not to send a Representative. -
General Thomas Gage took over Boston as Royal Governor of Massachusetts in May 1774. He became the military governor, bringing more troops to occupy the city, enforcing strict laws like closing Boston's port, and attempting to seize colonial weapons. -
The Quartering Acts of 1774 forced colonists to house and supply British soldiers with food and water, causing colonist to be outraged as they felt this was a violation of their rights. -
In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts which was the equivalent of 4 big changes across the colonies such as the Administration of Justice, Massachusetts Government Act, Boston Port Bill, and The Quartering Act. -
The Administration of Justice was when all British officials were charged with a capital offense. -
The Quebec Act was passed by Parliament in 1774 to control the colonies, trapping the colonists by extending Canada´s territory all the way south to the Ohio River. -
Paul Revere's midnight ride was an alert given to local Patriots on the night of April, 8, 1775, warning them of the approach of British Army troops prior to the battles of Lexington and Concord. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, sparked by a British march to seize colonial arms. -
Fort Ticonderoga was a fort with lots of military supplies and weapons, though surrendered to multiple militias because they believed the men had come to take their shift. -
he Second Continental Congress was a gathering of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that convened in Philadelphia in May 1775, following the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. -
At the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 16, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War, the British defeated the Americans. Despite their loss, they inflicted significant damage against the British, giving them confidence. -
The Olive Branch Petition of 1775 was the Second Continental Congress's final attempt to make peace with King George |||, asking for him to protect their rights in return, which he ultimately declined. -
Benedict Arnold failed to take Quebec, leading a grueling expedition that ended in a disastrous, bloody assault on December 31, 1775. -
On July 1775, Washington arrived in Boston shortly after the battle of Bunker Hill. He soon tasked General Henry Knox, with moving around 600 cannons, 30 miles from Ft. Ticonderoga, to Boston through the winter of 1775. By March 17th, 1776, Washington thought his troops were ready to fight. -
In 1776 the British hired German troops to help supplement their army in the war against America. At this time though, Germany was not a unified nation. -
July 4, 1776, was the day the Declaration of Independence was signed, formally announcing the thirteen American colonies' separation from Great Britain and marking the birth of the United States.