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stamp act
Required colonist to pay taxes for every printed paper that was used. These taxes also involved in when playing cards, dice and news papers. -
townshed acts
To help pay for government. The Parliment also passed the law which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea -
British troops occupy Boston
British troops go to Boston to enforce the Townshed law and to try to control the local radicals. Locals didn't like this and there were street fights, a mob was started and 5 people died from soilders in March 1770 -
boston masacare
On the afternoon of March 5th British sentries guards shot into a crowd of people injured 3 men, injuring 8, and2 mortally. -
Boston tea party
A large group of Colonist destroyed a lot of tea in Boston harbor -
Coercive acts
Four laws passed by the British to punish Massachusetts for destroying the Boston tea party -
British attacks on costal towns
For 6 months, the British navy launched raids on farms, towns, destroying crops, taking their animals, and encouraging slaves to flee -
lexington and concord
Lexington and concord fought when they were kicked off the American Revolutionary war. Tension had been growing for years for all American Colonies along with the British -
Bunker Hill battle
Even though the Americans were defeated at the Bunker Hill battle they were still able to prove that they could fight the British. At this point, stopping or making up was no longer a thing -
independence declared
When the declaration of independence was declared. But it was engrossed on parchment, on August 2nd, 1776, delegates started to sign it. -
Treaty of Paris
American Revolution ended with the British and the Americans, leading the Americans to be independent. -
washington crossing deleware
Washington crossing the Delaware river stand on one knee at the front of the shipping with is troops for a surprise attack
