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French and Indian War Ends
Britain was fighting with France to see who would have control of the land in the Ohio river Valley.The colonies had became expensive there were debt to be paid like it or not they going to change things. -
Stamp Act Congress
Only their colonial legislature had the power to tax and no one else.They did not elect no representative to parliament and therefore had not given their consent to any taxes -
Stamp act repealed
After months of protest and an appeal by Benjamin franklin before the british house of commons parliament voted to repeal the stamp act -
Declaratory Act Passed
Stating that it had all power to make that were strong enough to keep the people in the colonies user Great Britain's control. -
Stamp Act Passed
The stamp Act was a new tax that required a stamp for all printed items including newspaper, legal documents, and even playing cards. -
Townshends Act Repealed
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Boston Massacre
Tension were high and British soldier were guarding the Boston custom house. Angry mobs began to throw rocks and snowballs at them.Shots were fired and five colonist were killed that event is known as the Boston Massacre -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of the Liberty dressed up as mohawk indians and got on the ships in Boston. They dumped 45 tons of tea into the harbor -
Second Continental Congress
The second Continental congress was meeting of delegates from the thirteen colonies in America which united in the America revolution War -
First Continental Congress
When all the colonies except Georgia sent delegates to meet in Philadelphia for the meeting, There were rumors of independece in the air and thats what people wanted -
Coercive Act
The parlament punished the rebels that caused the boston Tea Party by passing the coercive act. This meant the boston harbor was closed until all the tea thrown overboard on the harbor is payed for. -
Revolutionary War Begins
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was an 18th- century was between Great Britain and its Thirteen Colonies which declared independence in 1776 as the the United States of America. -
Declaration of Independence Signed
It declared that the 13 colonies were cutting of ties with Great Britain and th king. On by one they listed every single Grievance they had
