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A series of law that the English Parliament put on the colonist in the 1600s.It made colonists sell all raw materials to England,even though they could better prices elsewhere in Europe -
Parliament placed tax on all sugar products.Sugar,Molasses and Rum. -
Washington set up a small fort of his own.He called it Fort Necessity.He soon came under attack by the French and their Native Americans. -
As outlined in the 1763 Treaty of Paris,France removed itself from the new world.England now control the land from the coast to the Mississippi River.
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In the 1763 Treaty of Paris,French removed itself from the new world.England now control the land from the coast of the Mississippi River. -
1764 Parliament passed the sugar Act on the Colonist.This new tax lowered the tax on molasses imported to the colonies. -
In 1765 parliament passed the stamp act.A small act on all printed materials,like wills,documents,newspapers and playing cards. -
By the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. -
The Town shed Act was a series of British laws passed in 1767 that imported imports like:Tea,Lead,Glass,Paper,Paint. By this point in the colonies,ANY British taxes angered colonists. -
General Gage took over Boston in May 1774,appointed as the royal governor to enforce the British Coercive Acts following the Boston Tea Party. -
It was designed to make colonists think before any action against the crown was made.A royal governor was placed in charge. -
A British Parliament Act passed in 1774.A government of Canada was created,and extended it's territory all the way south to the Ohio River.The Colonists were trapped.
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The first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia from September 1774,with delegates from the 12 of the 13 colonies. -
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After Lexington and Concord armed conflict with the British quick spread,British Arnold of Vermont,with the green mountain boys,was planning to attack Ticonderoga. -
Deciding to strike first,Congress sent Patriot troops from Fort Ticonderoga to attack montrill.A historic fort -
A meeting of delegates from the 13 colonies that convened in Philadelphia in May 1775. -
The battle of Bunker Hill was considered a British Victory,but a heavy coast.Even though the battle took place on breed's Hill,it's known as the battle of Bunker Hill. -
The Olive Branch Petition assured King George III that the colonist wanted peace,and asked to protect their rights. -
Benedict Arnold failed to take Quebec in 1775.He failed due to a blizzard,strong defenses and heavy fire. -
By spring,March,17,1776,Washington thought his troops were ready to fight,and the casons made it from Northern. -
The king rejected the petition,and prepared for war.He hired more than 30,000 German mercenaries called Hessian to fight alongside British troops. -
Jefferson's documents were reviewed.On July,4th,1776-56 Delegates signed the Declaration of Independence.John Hanckok wrote it,s name so large.