AMH 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 66: Olive Branch Petition, Jack Sparrow, Battles Of Lexington And Concord
28 Mar 2018
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Declaration of rights and grievances- written on oct 14, 1765 states that taxes imposed on colonists without consetnt is unconstitutional. Continental association- the name of the boycott made from the intolerable acts. Officers of inspection- makes sure everyone is following the boycott made for the intolerable acts contacts sons of liberty if you don"t. Parliament will no longer tax the colonies but they have to be willing to pay their share of the debt. John hancock- biggest signature on the declaration of independence. Paul revere/william dawes- men waiting on horseback to alert lexington and concord: paul: silversmith , takes water route, ends up getting captured. Paul and dawes wait for the british as soon as they start marching through they take off. April 19th 1775 concord is empty goes to old north bridge goes to location of weapons all the colonists have the weapons americans fight guerrilla warfare style battle of lexington and concord beginning of the war.
