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The Sugar Act
On April 5.1764 parliment updated the Sugar and Molasses act of 1733 which was close to expiring. Which added a tax to sugar and molasses which enraged the colonists. -
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Stamp Act
On February 6th, 1765 George Grenville rose in Parliament to offer the fifty-five resolutions of his Stamp Bill. A motion was offered to first read petitions from the Virginia colony and others was denied. -
Townshend Act
Taxes were put on oil,paint,lead,paper,and tea to give the government $40,000 a year for the administration colonies. Reaction assumed revolutionary proportions in Boston, in the summer of 1768, when customs officials impounded a sloop owned by John Hancock, for violations of the trade regulations -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was started by a colonists throwing things at a group of british guards. One of the guards later sent a shot of his own being known as "the shot heared around the world" -
Tea Act
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773 would start the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. This act stated that the colonists could only purchase there tea from the British. -
The Boston Tea Party
The british parliment put a tax on the tea and enraged the colonists. Angry Bostonians rebelled against British taxation and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
After the French and Indian War the British Government decided to reap greater benefits from the colonies. The colonies were pressed with greater taxes without any representation in Britain. -
First Continental Congress
On October 14, the Declaration and Resolves established the course of the congress, as a statement of principles common to all of the colonies. Congress voted to meet again the following year if these grievances were not attended to by England. -
Lexington And Concord
Their destinations were Lexington, where they would capture Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, then Concord, where they would seize gunpowder. -
The Second Continental Congress
The secend continental congress meet in Philadelphia on this date.Now the professional imperial army was attempting to arrest patriot leaders, and minutemen had been killed in their defense. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
They entrenched themselves on a rise located on Charleston Peninsula overlooking Boston. The next morning the british were shocked to see the Americans standing on top the hill with cannons pointing at them. The british had no other choice but to retreat. -
Common Sense
Published in 1776, Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. -
Battle of Trenton
The battle was a resounding physical and moral victory for Washington and his American troops. The American Troops took on both the Hessians and the British troops. -
The Declaration of Independence
The congress revises and debates about the declaration of independence. On July 4, 1776 the congress adopts the Declaration of Independence. -
The Battle of New York
The British drove the Americans from Brooklyn and forced them to evacuate New York. Which was big for the british forces. -
The Battle of Bradywine Creek
The Battle of Brandywine brings to life the largest engagement of the Revolutionary War, fought on September 11, 1777, between the Continental Army led by General George Washington and the British forces headed by General William Howe. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Americans forced the surrender of Burgyone's troops. This was the turning point of the American Revolution. -
Valley Forge
The American troops were tired,rugged, and very hungry. They wrere untrained and had to get more troops but had a very rough time doing that. -
Siege of Charleston
1779 saw the British capture Savannah, and it was decided to capitalize on this by sending an army 7,600 strong under General Clinton by sea to South Carolina. Charleston was the first objective of the attack. -
The Treaty of Paris 1783
The United States and Great Britian sign the treaty of paris. Which ends the wars with Great Britain and The United States.
