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the nav acts were a set of rules that the English parliament imposed on the colonists. it made the colonist sell all materials to England even thought they might be able to find better prices elsewhere in England
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it tax all sugar products. it also tax rum and molasses. -
in spring 1754 Virginia sent a militia to fight . militia ordinary people sent to fight. they set up a small fort necessity. they needed it to fight back
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A war fought mainly between the British and french for territories in North America like control over Canada and the Ohio river valley. The British won the war and gained Canada and the Ohio river valley. -
A act from the parliament that lowered tax on molasses to make people to buy British goods and stop smuggling. This act also allowed officers to seize smugglers without going to court. -
The Stamp Act was tax on printed goods, like newspapers, wills, playing cards, and documents. The Stamp Act outraged the colonists, and people boycotted British goods, until the act was repealed in 1766. -
The Declaratory Acts are a set of laws that state that the British Parliament is allowed to tax the colonists whenever they want no matter what. This infuriated the colonists as this showed that they didn't have a say in how they are taxed. -
The Townsend Act was a external tax on imported goods, glass, lead, paper, tea, and paint. -
The Boston Massacre was a fight between Bostonians and British Soldiers. Due to the mob constantly throwing things and sprouting for the soldiers to fire and one soldier accidentally firing, all of the British soldiers fired and five people died, with 3 people injured. -
Fort Ticonderoga is located in northern New York and was a key location in the revolutionary war, as it had a ton of military supplies. It was taken by the colonists after being attacked by the Green Mountain Boys and Benedict Arnold's 400 man militia. -
General Gage takes over Boston -
The Intolerable Acts were a set of laws made to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party though some laws did affect other colonies too. This was made up of four laws, the Administration of Justice, Massachusetts Governing Act, Boston Port Bill, and the Quartering Act. -
The Quartering Act is one of the laws passed from the Intolerable Acts. It let British Soldiers stay in house themselves in colonists homes whenever they wanted without consent of the owner of the property. -
The Administration of Justice is one of the laws passed in the Intolerable Acts and this is the only one made to affect every one of the colonies. It allows British officials charged with an offense to be tried in another colony or England. -
The Quebec Act was passed after the Intolerable Acts. It made a government for Canada and extended Canada's territory all the way down to the Ohio River, essentially keeping the colonists to the east coast. -
A meeting made by the colonies who sent people excluding Georgia to make a plan for the British after the Intolerable Acts. -
Paul Revere alerted all of the minutemen when the British were attacking. to warn the minutemen of the British thought he ended up being caught. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle between the Americans and the British. In Lexington and Concord the British searched for American weapons, but found none. When they went to the North Bridge, colonists engaged in Gorilla Warfare (using their surroundings) and chased the British back to Boston. -
The Second Continental Congress did a lot of things, like set up the first post office, make the Continental Army with George Washington in charge, and drafted a petition for once last try to avoid war with Britain. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on Breed’s Hill. Overall, the British won the battle, but it was a big step back as it took them three tries and 1000 lives the colonists only lost 90. -
The Olive Branch Petition was one last try to stop war with Britain. It was made to show Britain that the colonists were willing to stay together but they would have to work something out. -
After taking Montreal Benedict Arnold wanted to take Quebec from the British. thought due to harsh Canadian winter storms and low supplies, they could not. -
Washington's militia captured Boston and the British knew they would lose. To save people lives the British gave Boston to Washington. -
King George hired hessian soldiers -
56 Delegates from the colonies signed the Declaration of Independence