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The Stamp Act
By 1765, the British Empire was deep in debt from the Seven Years' War. In an effort to gain revenue, it imposed a tax on all paper products in the American coloines. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that began when a pariot mob threw snowballs, sticks, and stones at British soldiers, who responded by killing several people in the mob. This outraged the colonists, and their British-Colonist relations worsened. -
The Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded 3 ships in the Boston Harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard to protest the Tea Act of 1773. -
The Intolerable Acts
A series of harsh laws inacted in response to the Boston Tea Party. They were:
-Impartial Administration of Justice Act
-Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act
-Boston Port Act
-Quartering Act
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Battle at Lexington and Concord
The Battle at Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the American Revolution. British troops marched from Boston to Concord to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders alerted the colonial militia, who then confronted the British in Lexington. The colonists won the battle. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
56 Congressional delegates signed the final copy of the Declaration of Independence, a formal explanation of why congress had voted on independence. -
States pass the Articles of Confederation
The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States (however the Articles of Confederation were not ratified by all 13 states until March 1, 1781) -
Surrender at Yorktown
British General Charles Cornwallace surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia, when expected help never arrived.
