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Sugar Act
The sugar act put taxes on sugar making more money for england and this was bad because people used sugar like crazy Significance: England received hard resistance and protests broke out and people really came together and it was one of the first times it had happened -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a secret revolutionary organization that was created in the Thirteen American Colonies to advance the rights of the European colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. Significance
This group helped preserve and add more rights to the British civilians -
Stamp Act
The stamp act put taxes on paper and legal documents
The newspaper companies rebelled and people rebelled because paper cost more
Significance
Paper companies and other companies that used a lot of paper rebelled -
Townsend Acts
Taxed Civilians and took away some freedom and put taxes on everyday items Significance
Civilians showed grievances and banded together to show disapproval to the British Government -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter.
Significance
Bloody war and Turning point in the war so everyone banded together to go against Britten -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. Significance
This showed Britten that people were done with how they were treated -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
Significance
First Battle
