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The Sugar Act put taxes on sugar and molasses.
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The stamp act put a tax on documents, cards, bills and letters.
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This act put taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper and tea.
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A street fight between a "patriot" mob and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and it led to a campaign speech-writers.
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Dressed as indians; a group of townspeople went down to the docks and dumped 342 chests of tea from the ships to rebel against the taxes the British put on tea.
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These 5 acts were passed through out the year of 1774. The Intolerable acts were suppose to be a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, and they greatly angered the colonists. It also led the colonists to create The First Continental Congress.
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The first battle of the Revolutionary War. The Britsh won.
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The second battle of the Revolutionary War. The patriots had to quickly retreat. They only had 1,600 men while the British had 2,600 men,
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A pamphlet published by Thomas Paine that addresses the issues in the war and colonies.
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Te public act by which the Second Continental Congress, on July 4, 1776, declared the Colonies to be free and independent of England.
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George Washington invades and attacks the Hessians.
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A battle in New York. About 7,200 British and Hessian troops agaisnt 3,000 American. The British quickly won.
