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surgar act
indirect act
duties molasses and surgar -
stamp act
Tax on all paper products
official stamp on all paper items -
declaratory act
Parliament declares it has power to make laws for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”
Parliament passes this to save face -
town shed act
Taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea
Searched for smuggled goods -
tea act
Passed in 1773 and allowed British East India Company (BEIC) to sell tea directly to colonists
Lower Prices than colonist merchant prices
Tax Tea cheaper than smuggled tea
Less smuggling = more tax money -
boston tea party
Members of Sons of Liberty Dump over 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor “Boston harbor is a teapot tonight!”
Caused problems for loyalists /Tories
Loyalist/Tory = a person in the
Colony who remains “loyal” to
the King & Great Britain -
boston tea party
-members of sons of liberty dump over 340 chests of tea in the sea
-caused problems for loyalest. -
first continental congress meets
-all colonies but Georgia have representative
-voted to send a statement of grievances
- voted to boycott all British trade
- patrick henry VA rep. urged colonists to unite against britan -
1000s of redcoats in boston
general Gage brings thousands of soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
midnight ride of paul revere
paul revere rides to warn the sons of liberty in lexington and concord that the british are coming -
battels of lexington and concord
battle of Lexington
1st battle of american revolutionary war
shot heard around the world - ralf waldo
british victory -
capture of the fort ticonderoga
benedict arnold and ethan allen capture the fort
get all supplies in the fort including cannons
amarican victorys -
the second continental congress
printed money
made a post office
created a continental army led by Washington
sent olive branch asking king to protect their rights -
battel of bunker hill
fought on breeds hill
"dont fire untill you see the whites of there eyes - presscot
british victory british learn its not easy to defeating amarians -
Washington arrives on outskirts of Boston with continental troops
realizes men are disorganized and need discipline
needs wepons -
common sense published by thomas paine
pamphlet inspires more colonists to become more patriots
everthing that is right or reasonable pleads for seperation the blood of the slain the weeping voice of nature cries tis time to part thomas paine common sense -
British surrender Boston
washington believes his army is ready and wepons arrive
washington puts cannons on dorchester heights overlooking boston
british retreat american victory -
second continental congrass meets again
debating on indipendance
thomas jefferson is the primary author of the document -
secont continetal congrass votes for indapendace
all 13 colonies vote yes on declaring independence -
the decleration of independance is signed
fireworks