HIST 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Olive Branch Petition, First Continental Congress, Stamp Act Congress
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Battle of bunker hill: first significant battle of the american revolution. Colonial forces claimed victory; demonstrated they can resist british forces. Boston massacre (1770): altercation between occupying british troops and boston mob. Significant incident in buildup of tensions between britain and colonies leading up to the american revolution. Boston tea party (1773): act of defiance to protest the british tea act (1773) Colonists stormed british tea ships and dumped tea into boston harbor. Coercive acts (intolerable acts) (1774): four acts by british parliament in response to protests in boston. Placed more authority in hands of royal appointees. Authorized troops to be forcibly housed in private homes and buildings. Declaration of independence (1776): revolutionary document that declared the united. States free and independent of british empire; sought international recognition for the u. s. First continental congress (1774): representatives of the colonies met in philadelphia to form policies against british laws and regulations. Charged colonies to enforce boycotts against british goods.
