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1. Distinguished Leaders
a. Ben Franklin
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. John Hancock chosen as President
2. Key Actions
a. established a post office
b. printed money
c. created the Continental Army
d. GW appointed General
e. Olive Branch Petition
3. War Heats Up
a. loss at Quebec
b. Siege of Boston
4. Moving Towards Independence
a. Thomas Paine's Common Sense
b. over 500,000 copies sold
1. Writing the Declaration
a. Declaration Committee
b. ideas of John Locke
2. Declaration of Independence
a. Written by Jefferson, edited by the committee
b. 3 main parts
1. met in Philadelphia in 1774
2. Every colony there except Georgia
3. 55 delegates attend
4. Boycott British goods
5. Prepare militias for war
1. British Send More Troops
a. minutemen
b. Gen. Thomas Gage in charge
2. Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
a. Dr. Joseph Warren
b. "one if by land, two if by sea"
c. Other riders other than Revere
3. Lexington & Concord
a. April 19, 1775
b. redcoats
c. weapons & ammo moved
d. "shot heard 'round the world"
1. Fort Ticonderoga
a. key location & had military supplies
b. Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen attack the fort
c. Green Mountain Boys
d. they take the fort & the canons
2. Battle of Bunker Hill
a. actually fought on Breed's Hill
b. militia led by William Prescott
c. "don't fire until you see the whites in their eyes"
d. after 3 attempts, the British finally claim victory - but suffer heavy casualties
e. Though they lost the ground, it proves that the militia can fight
3. Choosing Sides
a. Loyalists
b. Patriots
1. Tea Act
a. lowered the tax on tea
b. colonists could only buy from one company
2. Boston Tea Party 1773
a. Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawks
b. dumped tea in harbor valued in the millions
3. Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
a. Closed the Boston Harbor
b. Quartering Act
c. Hope was to restore order, but only caused more problems
1. Boston
a. more troops sent in to restore order
b. troops take jobs, cause other problems
2. Tension in the streets
a. Boston Massacre 1770
b. Spreading the News
1. Proclamation Act of 1763
2. Enforcing Trade Laws
a. large war debt
b. writs of assistance
3. Sugar Act of 1764
1. Stamp Act 1765
a. 1st direct tax on colonies
b. Sons of Liberty formed
c. Stamp Act Congress
d. Declaratory Act 1766
2. Townshend Acts 1767
a. tax on numerous goods
b. Daughter's of Liberty formed