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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act
The stamp act declared that all offical documents, newspapers, magazines, and other kinds of papers required a stamp from Britain. This was ment to raise mony to pay for the seven years war. -
The Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre50 English colonials decided to retaliate against British soldiers by twowing snowballs, sticks, and stones; so back up was called. The colonials decided to keep fighting back, so soldiers shot into the crowd and killed 3 people immediately while injuring 8 (2 later died from their injuries).
Later, town hall meeting was held that accused Captain Thomas Preston (the head soldier), and some of his men of murder, and were later aquitted of their crimes, but later 2 were charged for manslaughter -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party
A group of about 200 men raided three ships in Boston Harbor to protest a recent tax on tea. -
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The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable ActsThey were a series of acts to punish the colonists for the Boston tea party. They closed the port of Boston, took control of all parts of the colonial government, allowed trials of british officals in the colonies to be moved, and many other things. -
Battle at Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire
