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The French and Indian War
France vs Great Britian, debt of Britian caused them to begin taxing colonists. -
The Sugar Act
The first British taxation on the colonies. They taxed sugar, along with other products imported by the American colonists. -
The Stamp Act
The British imposed taxes on any printed item made from Britain used by the colonists. -
The Quartering Act
The British implied that colonists would house British soldiers when they needed shelter. -
The Townshend Acts
Laws passed by British for taxation colonists importing paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. The laws also said British can additionally search American homes and businesses. -
The Boston Massacre
A group of colonists harassed the British soldiers so they shot and killed several of them. -
The Boston Tea Party
The colonists dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston harbor, because of "taxation without representation." -
The Intolerable Acts
Laws that Britain passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
The First Continental Congress Meeting
Delegates from 12 of the colonies met in Philadelphia to conference about the Intolerable Acts. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The British were coming from Boston to kill those in the army. No one knows who fired the first shot, but this led to the death of 273 British and more than 90 American colonists. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere rode on a horse from Lexington and Concord, to alert the colonial army of the incoming British military. He successfully warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams on the night of his midnight ride about the intruders. -
Battle of the Bunker Hill
Britain wanted to get both Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill to attack Americans from some distances. Americans went to defend the hills, but the British defeated them. -
Washington Crossing the Delaware River
George Washington guides the American troops through the Delaware River into New Jersey to secretly attack the British. -
Battles of Saratoga
Americans conquer the British and their general surrenders his army to them. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The final major battle where the British General surrendered to unofficially end the Revolutionary War.
