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A series of laws that the English Parliment put on the colonist in the 1600s. It made colonist sell all raw materials to Enlgand, even thought they could get better prices elsewhere in Europe. -
Parliament placed a tax on all sugar product and this included Molasses. I would lower the price and encourage people to buy more. Also encourage colonist to stop smuggling. -
In the spring of 1754 governor of Virginia sent a militia to drive out the French. Leading this force was George Washington. After marching to Fort Duquesne Washington set up a small for of his own call Fort Necessity -
The French and Indian War started August of 1756 and ended Febuary of 1763. Beginning of the War French had captured several British forts and the Native Americans work alongside them carrying out raids on the frontier. Turning point of the war William Pitt became prime minister of the British governent. Then Pitt decided to send more trian British troops to fight in north American. He had two main goals one to open the phoi river valley two conquer French Canada. -
1764 parliament passed the sugar Act on the colonists. This new tax lowered the tax on molasses. Encourage colonists to stop smuggling and encourage people to buy more. -
In 1765 the Parliament passed the Stamp Act. A small tax on all printed materials. Examples Newspaper, Wills, playing cards, Documents. -
The Declaratory Act is parlienment as the right to tax and make dicison for the British colonies in all cases. -
The Townshend act is an external tax imported goods. This includes glass, lead, paper, tea, paint. This also started the daughters of liberty -
A fitght occurred between Bostonian and briths soldiers. You would think there would be many people dead but only 5 people lay dead and 3 were injured. One of those 5 people was an 11 year old boy named Christopher Seider. This event will soon lead to the American revolution. -
General Gage was put in charge of boston in 1774 to control the colonists. He sent more british soldiers for more strict rules. -
The Quartering act was a permitted the requisition of unoccupied building at first to house British troops. This leaded to soldier living next door and sometime in the colonist home. -
A government for Canada was created and extended its territory all the way south to the Ohio river. The colonist were trapped. -
The British officials charged with a capital offenses had to be tried in another colony or England. -
When the new of the boston tea party reached London king George the lll states " we must either them or totally to themselves. In response to that the Parliament passed the Coercive acts. -
Fifty five delegates gathered together to create a pilitical body. These delegates named this political body the continental congress, -
Dr Warren aleted Paul Rever and William Dawes who ere member of the sons of liberty. Revere and Dawes then rode to lexington a town east of concord spreading the news that the briths are coming. -
Due to Revere and Dawes warming 70 mintite were waiting for the 700 enllish redcosst the morning of apirl 19th 1775. The minitemen were about to break due to how badly they were outnumdered. An unkown shot was fired and both sides engaged. -
Benedict arnold raised a 400 man miltia to seize fort ticonderoga in NY near lake champlain. Key location and had a stockpile of military supplies. -
May 10th 1775 the second continental congress met some of these poeple had meet during the first one. But they were some very important people who attendened the second continental congress. Ben Franklin, John Hancock, and Thomas Jefferson. -
The Olive Branch Petition assured King George lll that the colonist wanted peace and asked to protect their rights. The king then rejected the petition and prepared for war. -
After Lexington and Concord more colonist joined miltias. The militia built defenses on Bunker Hill. The battle was considered a british victory but at a heavy coast. Just over 100 british troops died taking the hill and around 90 militia lost thier lives. -
The attack on quebec led by Benedict Arnold failed patrotis face winter heavy snow ans storm. And were low on supplies -
Washington arrived in Boston he was militia was not organized and needed artillery. He send Henry Knox to bring almost 60 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga. Cannons arrived and Washington was ready to fight. -
After he rejected the Olive Branch petiton he started to prepared for war. Including hiring more then 30,00 hessians to fight alongside british troops. -
While debating went on congress created a committes to write a declaration of independence. John Admas, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman.