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The Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765 taxed on every piece of paper. From playing cards to legal documents. -
The Sons of Liberty 1765
The Sons of Liberty -colonial merchants and tradesmen- were a group founded to protest against The Stamp Act and other forms of taxation. -
The Townshend Acts of 1767
The Townshend Acts of 1767 taxed paint, paper, glass, lead and tea. -
Boston Massacre of 1770
On March 5, 1770, a street brawl happened in Boston between American colonists and British Soldiers. Reinforcements arrived and opened fire on the mob, killing five colonists and wounding six. -
The Tea Act of 1773
The Tea Act of 1773 allowed British and East India Company to sell tea to the colonies - but still tax the tea when it reached colonial ports. ~Fun fact: colonists drank about 1.2 million pounds a year.~ -
The Boston Tea Party 1773
That night, a large group of men disguised themselves and boarded the ships. The men cracked open the chests of tea and threw them overboard by order from their commander. ~fun fact: It took nearly three hours for more than 100 colonists to empty the tea into Boston Harbor. The chests held more than 90,000 lbs.(45 tons) of tea, which would cost nearly $1,000,000 dollars today.~
