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George III Becomes King England
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The stamp Act
The stamp act is a parliament of great Britain which imposed a direct tax on British colonies and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London. -
Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City
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Parliament Passes the Townsend Acts
The Townsend acts are a series of taxes and regulations to fund administrations of the British colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre was a deadly riot that accrued on the streets in Boston. It began as a street brawl between american colonist and British soldiers but escalated into a bloody slaughter. -
The Boston tea party
The Boston tea party was a political protest that occurred due to taxation without representation so the people dumped 342 chest filled with tea into the harbor. -
The Coercive Acts
The Boston Port Act
The Massachusetts Government Act
The Administration of Justice Act
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First Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia.
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The olive branch petition
The olive branch petition was the senate last attempt to the king to try to prevent a formal war from being declared. -
First shots of the American Revolution
The first military engagement of the american revolutionary war. -
Second Continental congress Meets in Philadelphia
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The Adoption of the declaration of Independence
The unanimous declaration of the thirteen united states of america is the pronouncement and founding document adopted by the second continental congress. -
The Adoptions of the declaration of independence
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Treaty of Paris sighed
Official ending of the american revolution.