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Taxed papers products to pay of war debt
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Repealed Stamp act and lessened sugar act
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Put Taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea. Named after Townsend
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Killed 5 people
Blown out of proportion
Used to rally support for rebels -
Happened all along the east coast
Most important one
threw tea into the water or burned it. -
Punishment for all the "Tea Parties"
Closed ports until they had payed for all of the tea
No groups allowed except church
Had to home and feed soilders -
Patrick Henry said "Give me liberty of give me death"
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The first battle of the revolutionary war
"The shot heard round the world" was fired here
British solders were told to take weapons from colonists
British won Lexington and concord
Patriots Kicked them out at north bridge -
May 10: GA did not attend
May 13: Hall showed up for GA, but did not have any GA recognition
July 8: Hall was approved by GA. They also sent George Walton and Button Gwinnett
June/July: Continental Army Created
July 4th 1776: Declaration of Independence is signed -
Tomas Paine Wrote Common Scene, which urged for separation with Britain
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Left Great Britain
Started Revolutionary War
every colony voted for independecne -
The British Forces Reclaimed Savannah.
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Clark and his forces invaded Kettle Creek
1st and only victory in GA.
Took much needed supplies
Morale Booster -
French Ships bombed city
little damage to city
when invaded it was a complete failure
GA gave up and continued being a royal colony until 1782