4/19/1775-British Army set out to capture S. Adams & J. Hancock and to destroy colonists' store of weapons & ammunition in Concord

"shot heard" , "round the world" b/c it led to the American War of Independence

Colonists had to provide barracks for British soldiers. If not available - barns, hotels and homes.

One of the first taxes that King George III forced the colonists to pay. The tax required them to purchase a stamp for each printed paper purchased/used.

rode his horse along with William Dawes to warn American's to stop troops before they could get to Concord.

A group of colonists in Lexington led by Captain John Parker (8 MM died & 1 British soldier was wounded)

A group of colonists threw more than 300 crates of tea overboard into the Boston Harbor. passage of the Intolerable Acts resulting in the American Revolution

It united the colonies against King George III

Five laws that were passed by the British Parliament against the America Colonies in 1774.

a runaway enslaved African American and sailer. He was the first man to lose hislife in the fight for American Independence.

It forced the colonies to provide housing for British soldiers.

Fall of 1774