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A series of laws that the English Parliament imposed on the Colonist in the 1600s. It made Colonists sell all raw materials to England, even though they could get better prices elsewhere in Europe -
A British law that imposed a tax on sugar and molasses. This law imported into the American colonies from non-British foreign colonies. This was designed to give a monopoly to British sugar planters in the West. -
A small fort that George Washington set up of his own nearby. It came under attack by the French and their Native American allies -
The war started In August of 1756 and ended February of 1763. 10,000 British troops from the war turned into a police force to enforce this and keep peace with the Natives. -
In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act. It outraged Patrick Henry and Sam Adams -
Parliament has the right to tax. Also, they make decisions for British colonies. -
It was a tax on imported goods. They include glass, lead, paper, tea, and paint. -
When the smoke cleared, 5 lay dead and 3 were injured. Also, among the dead were Crispus Attucks. -
John and Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and George Washington had met during the first session. Also, some new and important people were in attendance for the second one -
He 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.”
Also, he had learned that there was a stockpile of arms and ammunitions 20 miles northeast of Boston in Concord. -
British officials charge with capital offenses. Also, it had to tried in another colony or England -
Permitted the requisition of unoccupied buildings at first to house British Troops. -
A government that was created for Canada. Also, it extends its territory all the way south to the Ohio River. -
Also known as 'Coercive Acts', it means painful and unbearable. Parliament passed it to them in response to the Boston Tea Party. -
He is a member of the Sons of Liberty. Also, he rode to Lexington, a town east of Concord, spreading the news - “The British are coming!!” -
Due to Revere and Dawes warning, 70 Minutemen were waiting for the 700 English Redcoats the morning of April 19th, 1775.
Also, an unknown shot was fired, and both sides engaged. -
Washington tasked General Henry Knox with moving almost 60 cannon miles 300 miles to there. Also, it moved to Boston through the Winter of 1775. -
The Continental Congress agreed to meet again if the British did not address their complaints. Also, the dispute between the British and the Colonies had worsened as the battles At Lexington and Concord showed. -
The militia around Boston grew to around 2000 men. Also, Colonel William Prescott gave the order, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” since the Militia was low on ammunition -
A formal request that assured King George III that the colonists wanted peace, and asked to protect their rights. Also, he hired more than 30,000 German mercenaries called Hessians to fight alongside British troops. -
Arnold raised a 400 man Militia to seize Fort Ticonderoga in NY, near lake Champlain. He would later become the first, and most well known, ‘turncoat’ to the American Revolution. -
Washing arrived there shortly after the battery of Bunker Hill. He realized that the men were disorganized and lacked discipline. -
He hired more than 30,000 German mercenaries to fight alongside British troops. Also, he rejected the petition and prepared for war. -
John Hancock signed the Declartion of Independence. He wrote is name so large, so that the King could read his name without glasses. -
Parliament passed the Sugar Act on the Colonist. It would lower the price, and encourage more people to buy/stop smuggling. Also, this new tax lowered the tax on molasses imported to the Colonies