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Battle of Ticonderoga
Battle between the French and British during the French-Indian War. British won. -
Sugar Act
Act that placed taxes on sugar and molasses -
Currency Act
Act that regulated paper money that was issued by the American Colonies. -
Quartering Act
Act that required the colonists to house British soldiers. -
Stamp Act
First Direct tax on the colonists. -
Townsend Acts
Imposed taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea -
Boston Massacre
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Tea Act
British law that gave the East India company special concessions in the colonial tea business -
Boston Tea Party
In response to the Tea Act, members of the Sons of Liberty dumped 18,000 pounds of tea in the Boston Harbor -
Intolerable Acts
A series of laws that tightened control over the colonies -
First Continental Congress Meets
Meeting where John Adams, Sam Adams, and George Washington created a declaration of colonial rights. -
2nd Continental Congress
Delagates meet for the second time. George Washington was elected commander of the continental army. -
Lexington and Concord
First battles of the Revolution. Americans won Concord and the British won Lexington. -
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Siege of Boston
Opening phase of the Revolutionary War. America won this by preventing the British to get to Boston. -
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Battle of Chelsea Creek
Americans won