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Events that Lead Up to the Revolutionary War

By juliap525

  • Stamp Act Congress

    Stamp Act Congress
    This congress was formed as a result of the Stamp Act in October 1765.

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    Britain sets a tax that requires a stamp on all public documents like newspapers or legal documents. The colonists did not like having this tax placed on them. This led to unrest in the colonies and the Stamp Act Congress

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    5 Boston colonists are shot by British troops.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Angry with a new tax on tea, some Boston colonists calling themselves the Sons of Liberty board British ships and dump crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.

  • The First Continental Congress Meets

    The First Continental Congress Meets
    Representatives from the colonies get together to unite and oppose British taxes in September 1774.