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The Navigation Acts were laws that the colonists were forced to follow for example all traded goods had to go to England first and they had to be taxed and all traded goods had to be carried on ships built in England or the colonies also all the crew on the ship had to be English -
a british law passed in 1733 that taxed molasses, rum, and sugar imported into the north American colonies from non-british countries -
After the French built Fort Duquesne George Washington set up a fort nearby called Fort Necessity this fort came under attack by the French and the native American allies -
the french and indian war was a war between the British and the french to get the ohio river valley they would build tents to claim the land and then the war ended in feb of 1763 when the french and their native American allies and captured British forts -
The Sugar Act would lower the price so more people would buy and people would stop smuggling -
The Stamp Act was a tax put on printed materials -
The Declaratory Act as an act that stated that parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for British colonies in all cases -
the Townshend Act was a tax on imported goods it was an external act on things like glass, lead, paper, tea, and paint. -
March 5th, 1770 a fight occurred between Bostonians and British soldiers
The mob of Bostonians was fired on
When the smoke cleared 5 lay 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
This is known as the Boston massacre -
the first continental congress was made up of fifty-five delegates who wanted to make a political body and also 12 of the 13 colonies' leaders Patrick Henry made his popular quote ~’ The distinction between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian, but an American.”~ - Patrick Henry, at the Continental Congress, 1774 they voted and declared the 13 acts of parliament colonist also started to make militias which are just an army -
General Thomas Gage was ordered by parliament to seize weapons and arrest leaders of the Massachusetts militia general gage ordered Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith to take 700 troops, “to Concord, where you will seize and destroy all the artillery and ammunition you can find.”- report from Gage to parliament -
Coercive Acts, 1774, is also known as the ‘intolerable acts’. intolerable means painful and unbearable
these are a set of 4 laws that the parliament made
Administration of justice
Massachusetts government act
Boston Port bill
The Quartering Act -
permitted the requisition of unoccupied buildings at first, to house British troops -
British officials charged with a capital offense had to be tried in another colony or England -
June 1774: a government for Canada was created and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio River -
On the night of April 8th, 1775 dr warren alerted Paul Revere that the British were coming so Paul Revere and Dawes rode to Lexington shouting the news " the British are coming" -
because Dawes and Revere said the warning 70 minutemen were waiting for the 700 redcoats. none of the sides wanted to intervene until an unknown shot was fired and then both sides engaged -
Continental Congress learned that British troops were planning on attacking New York so deciding to stick first he sent out patriot troops from Fort Ticonderoga attack on Quebec, led by Benedict Arnold, failed. Patriots faced winter, heavy snow storms, and were low on supplies -
in the second continental congress a lot of important people were In attendance they were debating if they should A. debate themselves as an independent nation or B. stay under British rule -
Following the Lexington and Concord, more colonists joined militias Soon the militias around Boston grew to around 2000 men June 16.1775 - the militia set up posts on Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill, which were across the harbor from Boston After seeing this and forming a plan, the British attacked the next day
The militia was low on ammunition, so Colonel William Prescott gave the order,” Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes”. -
the olive branch petition assured King George that the colonists wanted peace king george rejected it and prepared for war he hired 30,000 German merchants called Hessians -
The attack on Quebec, led by Benedict Arnold, failed. Patriots faced winter, heavy snow storms, and were low on supplies -
Washington realized that he was lacking key factors for a victory Washington realized that the men were disorganized and lacked Discipline Washington also realized that he needed heavy artillery and tasked General Henry Knox with moving almost 60 cannons 300 miles from Ft.ticonderoga to Boston through the winter of 1775 By spring, march, 17th, 1776, Washington thought his troops were ready to fight, and the cannons made it from northern New York -
King George the lll hired 30,000 German merchants called Hessian soldiers to fight alongside British troops -
second continental congress they debated if they were gonna be an independent nation or be under British rule that is when they signed the doi