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The Sugar Act
Halved the taxes on molasses. Also not to regulate trade but to raise revenue. The significance was It brought the English together and they boycotted the sugar in tea. -
The Stamp Act
New tax that made the English pay a tax on every piece of paper.
The significance is It strained relations with the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed 7 people while being harassed by a mob. The event was heavily publicized by Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. This made the colonists hate the British even more because now they are willing to use violence. -
The Boston Tea Party
British taxed the tea in boston. People retaliated the tax by throwing all of the tea into the Boston harbor.
This made the colonists more organized with their events. Also became more independent. -
Lexington and Concord
First military engagement in the american revolutionary war. The 2 sides were the british and the province of massachusetts bay.
It was the first major battle of the revolutionary war. -
Bunker Hill
Fought during the siege of boston also in the early stages of the revolutionary war.
It was another major battle during the revolutionary war. -
Declaration of Independence
Document that was sent to britain as a way of telling them that they are their own country and britain no longer rules over them.
It gave the colonists there independence.
