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Sugar Act
The first tax by Parliament. This tax was on rum and molasses. -
Quartering Act
American colonists were forced to house British soldiers. -
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Quartering Acts
American colonist were forced to house British regulars. -
Townshend Acts
Taxes levied on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
Violence breaks out between British soldiers and a Boston mob. Three Americans die, two are fatally wounded. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of Patriots disguised as Indians board tea ships in Boston harbor and dump the cargo. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
William Prescott and his men dig in and fight off the British two times on Breed's HIll. The third time they ran out of ammunition and ran. The colonies knew they had a fighting chance. -
Independence Day
The Second Continental Congress approves the Declaration of Indpendence. -
Battle of Long Island
First battle of the Continental Army and the largest battle of the entire revolution. Big losses for the Americans but managed to slip away before losing more. -
Battle of Trenton
Americans captured many Hessians who weren't ready for a fight. Decisive American victory. -
Battle of Princeton
Decisive victory for the Americans and even caused a morale boost getting more men to enlist in the army. -
Siege of Charleston,SC
After a six week siege, the British gained control of Charleston, a southern colony, and more than 5,000 men. -
Siege of Yorktown
Many French allied forces and the American forces outnumbered Cornwallis and his British forces. They ended up surrounded and surrendering to the Americans, causing the Americans and the British to begin negotiations of peace.
