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Sugar and Molasses Act
Places a tax on sugar and molasses imported from other countries and colonies in order to increase trade with the British West Indies -
Iron Act
Tax on iron -
French and Indian War
Britain and France Fight the 7 Years War/French and Indian War -
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French and Indian War
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Treaty of Paris
Ends French and Indian War -
Proclamation of 1763
Britan issues the Proclamation of 1763 limiting colonial settlement to east of the Appalachian Mountains -
Sugar Act
Reduces the tax on molasses and Sugar under the Molasses act, but increases inforcement. -
Currency Act
Forbays the printing of money in the colonies -
Quartering Act
Parliment forces colonies to house and feed soldiers -
Stamp Act & Stamp Act Congress
Parliment places a tax on all official paper goods In response the stamp act congress is called 9/13 delegates meet in New York to discuss unified boycotts of the act. -
Declaratory Act/Stamp Act Repealed
The protests in the colonies as well as protests in England (because of the decrease in trade with the colonies, because of the boycotts) Led Parlament to repeal the Stamp Act, with the condition that the Declaratory act be passed, which declared that Parlament had the right to govern the colonies. -
Townshend Acts
Placed an import duty on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Start of the Occupation of Boston Harbor
In response to the ammount of smuggling and the number of atacks by the Sons of Liberty on tax collectors, the British send in troops to occupy the Boston Harbor -
Boston "Massacre"
Colonists form a mob and begin throwing snowballs at British soldiers, during the commotion the commander of the soldiers yelled out "Don't Fire" which one of the troops clearly misheard as "Fire" causing a chain of gunfire to go off, killing 3 instantly and wounding 2 who died later. -
Townshend acts repealed (Except Tea Tax)
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Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty dressed as Native americans and raided british ships in the boston harbor, throwing crates of tea overboard -
Intolerable Acts...
- The Boston Port Act- Closes Boston Harbor
- The Mass. Government Act- Brought the Massachusetts government under british control
- Administration of Justice Act- Allowed governor to move trials of accused royal officials to other colonies or Britain.
- Quartering act- expanded the previous act by giving the governor power to decide what was acceptable housing
- Quebec Act- Enlarged the boundaries of the colony of Canada to the area west of the appalacians and gave them religious freedom
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First Continental Congress
In Responce to the Intolerable Acts, the first Continental Congress is held, leading to a boycott of british goods in all the colonies. -
"Shot Heard 'Round the World"
At Lexington and Concord, american militiamen stand up against the british who attempt to disarm them, a battle insues and the Revolution starts. -
Second Continental Congress
as agreed upon by the first congress, representatives meet and decide to declare independence as well as draft the articels of confederation. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Americans took control of Breeds hill and held off the British.This battle is important because it showed that the war was going to last a long time and wouldn't be decided by a single battle. -
Declaration of Independence
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Battle of Saratoga
Major turning point in the war, was the first decisive win for the colonist and led the french to give support. -
Articles of Confederation are ratified
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Battle of Yorktown
Last major battle of the Revolutionary war, washington led his troops to seized yourktown from General Cornwallis. -
Treaty of Paris
Ends the war.
