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The Sugar Act
This put a tax onto many foreign items. -
The Currency Act
The currency abolished the money that the colonies had begun to use and it also prevented the use of other currencies. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act put a large tax on all paper. -
The Declaratory Act
This act was passed to try to assure the dominance of England over the colonies. -
The Townshend Revenue Act
This act put a tax on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
In Boston a group of protesting civillians began throwing snowballs at British soldiers. The soldiers began to fire into the crowd. 3 were killed on the spot, 2 were killed later on. -
The Tea Act
This act brought tea from the East India Company to America. -
The Boston Tea Party
During the night, bostonians dressed as native americans stormed the ships and dumped all the tea into the water. -
Independence Day
The Decleration of Independence is drafted and signed and the United States of America is born. -
Treaty of Paris signed
The US and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris ending the war.