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Stamp Act
Required stamps to be place on things that were printed. It was the first tax the British put on the colonist. -
Protest of the Stamp Act
This was the first direct tax on the colonists from the British. -
The Gaspee Affair
The commander of Gaspee often searched ships without a warrent. Sent his crew to shore to seaze food and not pay for it. Then 150 colonists attacked and burned down his ship. -
Committee of correspondence
A means of international communication -
Boston Tea Party
The government made a tea act that put a tax on tea. This angered the colonists greatly so they went abouard a ship in the Boston harbor and dumped 1,253 chests of tea into the harbor. -
Coercive acts
Laws that were intended to punish Massachusetts and end colonial challenges to the British -
Quebec Act
This act gave quebec more land and gave the king total power over quebec. -
First Continental Congress
Declared the arrival or the British troops a Military invasion. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The British were going to arrest the congress. They set out on a road in Cocord. In Lexington 70 miniutemen fought them and killed 8 people. -
Pual Revere's ride
When the British arrived, Pual Revere warned all the miniute men. -
second continental congress
Appointed George Washington commander of the new army. -
George Washington appointed General
The day before The Battle of Bunker Hill, he was put to the test and eventually he became presedent. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Patriots used spies to find out that the British were going to attack bunker hill. The battle actually ended up being fought on Breed's Hill -
Olive Branch Petition
Made on July 5th but was recieved by the king on July 8th. The colonists wanted rights but the wanted to stay loyal to the king. -
Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition
This document stated that any colonists who rebelled were to be subject of severe penalty. -
British pulled out of virginia
The colonist troops defeated Governor Dunmore's troops near Norfolk Virginia. The the British left and the patriots took over again. -
Common sense
Persuasive pamphlet that turned everyone against the British King. -
British evacuate Boston
The evacuation of Boston occured because there was a liberation of Boston by the colonists making British toops and Royalists to leave Boston -
Decleration of Independance
The document that gave rights to American citizens and made the colonies not joined with Britian.
