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The Stamp Act
King George required all legal documents, newspapers, and pamphlets be printed on ¨stamped¨ paper, which was taxed. -
The Quartering Act
Colonials were required to pay for supplies for the British Troops. -
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The Stamp Act in Congress
Representatives from nine colonies got together and decided that the Stamp Act was unconstitutional. -
Declaratory Act
The Parliament repeals the Stamp Act, but declares the right to tax the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
A crowd of colonials started to harass a group of British troops. One of the soldiers was hit with a snowball, and discharged his rifle, starting a fight that killed five civilians. -
Tea Act
To try to help the tea industry for the East India Company, the Parliament stopped importing tea, and let private companies sell their tea separately. Colonials were angry because they thought of this as an indirect tax subsiding a British company. -
The Boston Tea Party
The colonials were angered by the Tea Act, and so to retaliate, the disguised themselves and Dumped 9000 Euros worth of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle that started the Revolutionary War. -
New Commander in Chief
The Continental Congress appoints George Washington as the Commander in chief of the army, and issued two million dollars to fund it. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The first major battle in the Revolutionary War. -
British Surrender at Saratoga
5,700 British soldiers, German and American loyalists surrender to the colonial army under Major General Horatio Gates, acting as the turning point for the Revolutionary War. -
The Signing of the Treaty of Paris
This signing formally ended the Revolutionary War. -
Constitutional Convention
The Adoption of the American Constitution. -
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Intolerable Acts
Four measures put in by the Parliament stripped Massachusetts of self-government following the Boston Tea Party. They responded by boycotting all purchase of British goods. -
BIBLIOGRAPHY
I got all of my information at this link:
https://www.bl.uk/the-american-revolution/articles/american-revolution-timeline