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Jamestown
In 1607 Jamestown was founded in the colony of Virginia. -
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Royal Proclamation
In 1763 King George III said no colonists could move West of the Appalachian. -
Sugar Act
In 1764 King George III created a tax on sugar for the colonists. -
Stamp Act
In 1765 King George III ruled you had to buy a stamp for all paper materials. -
Quartering Act
In 1765 colonists had to provide British soldiers homes, food, and water. -
Townshend Act
In 1767 Charles Townshend had the idea to tax all imported goods from Britain. -
Boston Massacre
In 1770 colonists taunted British soldiers and the British killed 5 colonists including Crispus Attucks. -
Intolerable Acts
In 1774 Britain closed the Boston Harbor and sent more British soldiers to Massachuesetts and passed many other laws. -
Tea Act
In 1773 King George III ruled colonists could only buy tea from the British East India Company. -
1st continental congress
In 1774 the 1st continental congress was held in Philadelphia
