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Sugar Act
British raised taxes on both sugar and molasses for the colonists. -
Stamp Act
British add taxes on newspapers, licences, and colonial paper products. -
Boston Massacre
Bristish soldiers fire into a crowd of colonists, leaving five men killed. Colonists then prostested and brought soldiers to trial. -
The Tea Act
British raised taxes on colonists tea. The British then lowered the taxes on their tea. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists, dressed as Indians, snook onto ships filled with tea and threw 340 tea chests into the harbor. -
Intolerable Act
(THERE IS NO EXACT DATE) The Britich closed the Boston Harbor and required the colonists to house British Soldiers. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Melitia gathered at Lexington and failed to beat the British. They then beat the British at Concord. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British drive the Americans from Breed's Hill. -
Battle of Long Island
Patriots won the battle because of the weather. -
Battle of Trenton
American soldiers took more than 900 prisoners. -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point of the Revolutionary War. Spain and France joined the Americans. -
Battle of Yorktown
General Cornwallis surrendered and the patriots won the battle.