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Parliament passes the Iron Act of 1750 ordering all colonial finishing plants to close and dropping taxes on pig iron to motivate colonists to produce raw iron for finishing in England.
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The British capture Montreal Canada and the French surrender Detroit to the British.
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The Treaty of Paris ends the French/Indian War. This gave Britain anything east of the Mississippi River (except New Orleans) and Florida.
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British enacts the Sugar act to raise money for England because of the war debt.
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Ethan started this malitia, the GMB (Green Mountain Boys). The malita was started from disscussions with settlers at Catamount Tavern in Bennington Vermont. This malita was resonsible for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga.
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Allen studied in Salisbury Vermont under a minister at the local school.
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The British enact the Stamp act requiring the purchase of stamps that go on all paper documents. This was enacted to raise money for England.
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Parliament passes this act in which requires all colonists to provide shelter and food for British troops.
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England passes yet another act requiring colonists to pay a tax on tea, glass, lead, oil, paper and paint.
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NY Governor William Tyron gave a 100$ bounty for Allen's capture.
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A company started to purchase land in and around the Winooski River.
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Allen wrote Reason Only Oracle of Man and was published in 1785. He wrote this book with his freind Thomas Young it was about Natural Religon and Deism.
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Britain passes the Tea Act now requiring colonists to pay a tax on tea.
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The Boston Tea Party was an act of protest against the Tea Act, by a group of colonists who dressed up as Native Americans and boarded the ships in the Boston Harbor. They then threw the tea on the ships into the water.
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Patrick Henry delivers his ''Give Me Liberty'' speech in St. John's Church in Richmond Virginia.
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Allen and his malita took over the fort and took valuable artillery
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Allen suffered a deafeat in Montreal Canada giving up 16 casualties to the British and 31 of his men surrenderd.
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Ethan Allen was captured by the british was imprisoned in England for two years.
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Shortly after Allen died his life long dream came true vermont became a state in 1791.
<<< This is a picture of his monument in the Green Mount Cemmetery, Vermont.
