Birth of American Republic

By matthew.davids

  • 1764

    1764
    parliament passed the sugar act, taxing sugar and coffee.

  • 1765

    1765
    parliament passed the stamp act which taxed any paper product.

  • 1770

    british soliders in boston opened fired on a crowd that was pelting them with snowballs.

  • 1773

    1773
    some colonists hurled a cargo of tea into the harbor

  • 1775

    tensions between the colonists and british finally erupted into the war at the battle.

  • 1776

    the second continental congress met any voted to declare independence from britain.