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Sugar act
Intended to raise money for the English government. Added a small tax on sugar. -
The Quartering act
During the F&I war colonial governments help out fed soldiers. -
The Stamp act
First direct tax on colonies. Required a paid stamp act on all paper products. -
Townshend act
Taxed lead, glass, paper, paint, tea. -
Boston Tea Party
The sons of liberty boarded English ships and dumped tea into the harbor -
Sunrise at Lexington
77 Colonial Militia vs. 400 British soldiers -
Lexington & Concord
Colonial militia face English troops who came to confiscate their weapons. First gunshot of the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson did most of the writing. "Free and independent states" -
Battle at Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major engagement of the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris
Officially ended the war.