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Sugar Act
The British taxed on sugar, wine and other important things because they wanted to have more money. with this money they protected the colonists. -
The stamp act
It was the parliament's first serious attempt to assert government authority over colonies. The major purpose was to raise money in the colonies in order to help support the British troops. -
The Quartering Act
King George III sent lots of British toops to Boston and the colonists had to house and feed the British troops. If not the colonists would get shoot. -
The Townshend Revenue Act
Four acts that were originated from Charles Townshend and passed by the British Parliament in attempt to collect revenue from the colonists in America. They put duties on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
A crowd of Bostians slinging snowballs gathered around British soldiers guardind the Boston customs House. In response the soldiers fired the crowd and five colonists were kill,even though they were order not to fire. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists stormed into the boston harbor and dumped 23 thousand pounds of tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were punishments that king
george III put on the colonies. He did this because it was a punishment for dumping tea into the harbor. -
Lexington an Concord
The British general Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammuntion the colonists had stored in the town of concord -
Declaration of Independence
Is the symbol of libertythat Jefferson edures. Is a ,list of grievances against the king whare he expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people. -
Surrender at Yorktown
The British occupied the New York city. British sent troops to Yorktown Virginia. General Cornwails brought 8000 British troops and expected to recieve ships from New York but they nevr got there. That's when the 13 colonies found their opportunity to attack.
