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taxation without representation 1750s-60s
tyrannyKing accused of being tyrantColonists forced to pay taxes without representation -
Treaty of Paris
Ended French and Indian WarOfficial EndBritish won land to Ohio River Valley -
Proclamation Line
colonist couldn't move west of appellation mountainsIndians refused to leavemade the colonies angry for others dead for nothing -
Sugar Act
tax on anything with sugar in it including molassesstarting of a boycott and smugglersstrict enforcement -
Stamp Act
legal and commercial documents needed stampDiplomas,contracts and wills needed stampsFake stamp could get you thrown in jail -
Quartering Act
Soldiers in others homesColonists no likeColonist must feed and hospitalize soldiers -
Townshend Act
angry colonistsMore taxed goodscombination of series of taxes -
Boston Massacre
5 deadprotestfirst african american dead in revolution -
Boston Tea Party
boycottprotestTea act -
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
Patrick HenrySpeechfight from England -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Boston under siegeHeavy casualtiesBoosted colonies hope -
Loyalist are planning to kill Washington (chains)
stop revolutionBring colonies back to kingDestroy revolution on inside -
Isabel is given secret code to talk to patriot officials (chains)
Ad AstraTo get into secret baseTo spread urgent news quietly -
British Arrive in NY (chains)
scoutingready for attackfight for town -
Adoption of Declaration of Independence
first stepsnot signedIndependence hall -
British invade NY (chains)
attackcannon fireRebels flee to the north -
Patriots flee north (chains)
British invadefall backretreat to Fort Washington -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning pointFrench allianceSpanish alliance -
Articles of Confederation
First constitutionInfluenced by many documentsMagna Carta and others -
Treaty of Paris
finally seen as independentStretched u.s bordersended revolutionary war
