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The proclamation of 1763
Forbid colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
Lowered the tax on molasses in hope of stoping smuggleing and getting colonists to pay the tax. -
The Stamp Act
A tax put on all printed materials and you had to put a stamp on the papaer to show that the tax had been payed. -
Parlament Repealed the Stamp Act
After many protests parlament repealed the stamp act but also put out the Declaratory Act at the same time. -
The townshend Acts
A tax on the imports of glass, tea and paper to be paided before being brought into the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired on a mob of bostons citizens that had surounded them and killed three men. -
Revival of the Boston committee of correspondence
A group that called for action agaisnt britian. -
Tea Act
A tax put on Tea that upset the citizens of America. -
Boston Tea party
Boston member of the sons of liberty dressed as indians and threw tea from british ships into the water. -
Intolerable Acts
Unfair taxes and laws passed by parlament and forced on the colonists. -
the Continental Congress meets 1st time
A group of 55 delegates that gathered to represent the colonists and challange british control.(only 12 of the 13 colonies attended) -
Paul Revere's ride
Paul rode through the country side warning people that the british where coming. -
Fort Ticonderoga surrendered
Bededict Arnold and the so called "Green Moutain boys" attacked the fort, taking the british by suprise and captured the fort. -
The Second Continental Congress
They decided the prevous time that they would meet again the prevous time is the british didn't address their complaints, however they where not ready for a complete split from britian. -
the Battle of Bunker Hill
20,000 milita men surrounded boston and fought the british, and the british won. -
The Declaration of Independence
Declared that the United States of America were their own nation.
