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Currency Act
The Currency Act of 1764 was an extension of the Currency Act of 1751 which regulated how money was distibuted. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax on every piece of mail and this made the colonies upset because they had no representation. -
Boston Tea Party
A major event of the American Revolution because Tea had just been taxed and the revolutionist decided to do something about it so they took over the harbor and boarded the ships then dumped out all the tea on board. -
Intollerable Acts
These were the acts of the british in retaltiation for the tea party. The Bostin Port Bill was one of these acts where no american ships were allowd to enter the harbor. -
The First Continental Congress Meets
This was a major event because the people had representation for the first time in the goverment. This meeting went threw October 26th. -
Patrick Henry's "Give me Liberty, or give me death" Speach
This was one of the most remembered speaches from the american revolution and most likely always will be. -
Paul Revere's Ride
This famous ride was a warning that the british were invading lexington and starting a war. -
The Battle of Lexington
The Battle of Lexington was the first war of the american revolution and changed the face of the earth because of it's importance. The Battle of Lexington was also named "The Shot heard all around the world". -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a very strategic battle because of the location and it had such magnitude. Right after this battle is when George Washington became in charge of the military units. -
The Treaty of Paris was ratified
After a year of congress negotiating the Treaty of Paris was ratified and ended the american revolution.