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American History
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British Taxes the colonies
British Taxes the Colonist is whenbritain's King George III supported the idea of taxing the colonist. -
Stamp Act Passed
In 1765 Samuel Adams was thinking about how to protest the stamp act. -
Stamp act congress
In October 1765 leaders from nine colonies held a meeting in New York City called the Stamp Act Congress. -
Stamp Act Repeales
Parliament voted to repeal the Stamp Act in 1766 -
Townshend Act was passed
In 1767 Parlament passed the Townshend Acts -
Townshend Act Repealed
In 1770 the Townshend Act Reapaled. -
Boston Massacre
A Massacre is a killing of many people who cannot defend themselves. -
The Committees of Correspondence
Adams formed a Committee of Correspondence in Boston in 1772. -
Tea Act was passed
In 1773, Committees of Correspondence began writing abut the Tea Act, a new law passed by Parlament. -
Boston Tea Party
In 1773 the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawks and dumped the tea into the harber. -
Intolerble Acts
Colonists began calling these new laws the Intolerble Acts. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was in Philadelphia. -
Pual Revere's Ride
On April 18 Pual Revere warned the colonist that the british were coming. -
The Second Continental Congreaa
The Second Continental Congress began meeting in Philadelphia in May 1775. -
The Battle of Bunker HIll
Though the fighting took place on Beeds Hill, this battle is known as the Battle of Bunker Hill.