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The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock
In 1620 the mayflower arrived at Plymouth rock harbor. after first stopping near today's Provincetown. The people say that this was the first place William Bradford and other Pilgrims first set foot on the land of America. -
Pennsylvania Becomes a Colony
The king of England signed the charter of Pennsylvania on March 4 1681 it was announced in April. the king named it in honor of William pen's father. And that's how Pennsylvania became a colony in 1681. -
The French and Indian War
The French Indian war began in 1754 and ended in 1763. This war let Britain gain more land in America. This war was mainly against the french. Native America siding on each side, this was was mainly a fight for land. -
The Sugar Act
The sugar of 1764 or the American Revenue Act 1764 was or the American Duties Act, it was a revenue-raising law passed by the government of Great Britain on 5 April 1764 -
The Currency Act
The currency act or the paper bills of credit act was one of the parliament acts of great Britain. It relegated paper money issued by the British colonies. The Acts were to protect British merchants and creditors from being paid in depreciated(means drop in value) colonial currency. -
stamp act
England wanted to pay their troops in the colonies, so they passed the Stamp Act. It put a tax on papers, documents, and other stuff. If the colonists didn’t pay, they were punished unfairly without a jury. The colonists hated this act. For them, it was an example of “taxation without representation." -
The Quartering Act
The quartering act was something the British parliament passed in a series. Its goal was to raise money from the British colonies, and they were also supposed to provide pay, feeding, and shelter for any troops staying in the colonies. So that is the quartering act of 1765 -
The Townshend Revenue Act
The Townshend revenue act was named after Charles Townshend. The British chancellor ordered on British china that glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea were imported to the colonies. He estimated that 40,000 pounds would be raised and most of it came from tea. That was the Townshend revenue act in 1767. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre was when tensions started to rise but in February 1770 a patriot mob broke out and attacked A British loyalist and then he pulled out a gun and shot a boy. That made the mod fight the soldiers and that was the Boston massacre of 1770. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was a political protest which was in Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists were frustrated because the British were imposing “taxation without representation,” this resulted in 342 chests of tea being dumped into the sea. Imported by the British East India company. That was the Boston tea party in 1773. -
The First Continental Congress
The first continental congress was a meeting between the 12 of the 13 colonies this act was to boycott all the British goods coming into the colonies. -
Patrick Henry’s “Give me Liberty or give me Death” speech
In 1775 Patrick henry gave a speech called “Give me Liberty or give me Death” it went like this. “Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty”—Henry burst from his imaginary chains and grasped an ivory letter opener—“or give me death!” As he uttered these final words, then he plunged the letter opener toward his -
The Ride of Paul Revere
The ride of paul revere was a poem in 1860 is stated that Revere slipped out of his home in Boston's North End, rowed across Back Bay past the British frigate H.M.S. Somerset, and rode on horseback to Mystic Village. -
The Second Continental Congress
The second continental congress was an act to select ambassadors, paper currency, raising the Continental Army, and selecting generals to lead the army. -
George Washington named Commander in Chief
Washington was selected over other people such as John Hancock based on his military experience and they hope that a leader from Virginia could help the colonies be united.