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sugar act
The British imposed new taxes on the colonies. The so called sugar acts put a duty or tax on several items. anyone who smugled were granted a harsh punishment. -
boston massacre
Angry workers sorounded a group of soljers. The workers were throwing snowballs and rocks at the soljers. Feeling threatened the soljers fired on the crowd killing five and wounding six. -
Battle of Alamance
Between regulators of NC and governer Tryon over taxes.
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Boston tea party
A group of men boarded a ship wile disguised as native americans and started throwing tea in the harbor. They threw 342 cases of tea over board and destroyed 90,000 lbs. of tea worth thousands of dollars. -
First continental congress
The first continental congress was a meeting that took place in philadelphia. All 13 colonies sent delegats exept for georga. The people there discused the end of the intolerable acts. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British marched strait up a hill in order to attack. They attacked three times only the third succeded due to the fact that the americans ran out of amo. -
Declaration of Independence
The original 13 colonies declared independence from the rule of Great Britan. -
Battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis moved his troops to yorktown hoping the British fleet could renforce him.The french fleet soon arived and chased off the British ships.
