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Sugar Act
Was enforced so the colonists would pay more taxes and it reduced the tax on molasses. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were created by Sam Adams as their leader, and they fought against opposed British taxes. -
Stamp Act
Tax on printed items and was the first direct tax on the colonists. It added a fee to printed materials such as legal documents and newspapers. -
Quartering Act
Required colonial assemblies to house and provision after Britain maintained a standing army following the French and Indian War. -
Mob
The Sons of Liberty led a mob and tore down the office and damaged the house of the stamp collector. -
Declatory Act
Repealed the Stamp Act but asserted Parliament's right to rule the colonies as saw fit. -
Repeal of taxes
Import taxes on a variety of goods were collected to support royal officials in the colonial assemblies. The Townsend Acts were so unpopular that all the taxes were repealed, except on tea. -
Customs House
A group of colonist hurled snowballs and rocks at British soldiers guarding the Customs House. The soldiers fired into the crows, killing five colonists. -
Tea Act
Created to save the East India Tea Company. Although it lowered the price of tea, it gave the company a monopoly and threatened the business of colonial importers. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Patriots dressed as Indians, boarded three British ships laden with tea and dumped tea into the harbor. -
Coercive Acts
The Intolerable Act officially called the Coercive Acts, these laws were meant to force Massachusetts to pay for the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party. The laws closed the Boston Harbor and forced colonists to house British soldiers in their homes. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress meets and agree to boycott British goods. -
House of Burgesses
Patrick Henry gives his most famous speech, "Give me Liberty or Give me Death." -
Olive Branch Petition
Congress sends petition to King George 3. He rejected the petition and sent more troops to Boston. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
First shots of the Revolutionary War -
Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress Meets and name George Washington commander of Continental Army. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
First major battle of Revolutionary War -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense that colonists read during the war -
Declaration of Independence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence was approved. -
Valley Forge
Baron Von Steuben trains the Continental Army at Valley Forge, Penn. -
Battle of Saratoga
Patriots win at Saratoga and General Burgoyne surrenders to General Gates. -
Alliance
France signs an alliance with the United States. -
Battle of Charlestown
General Clinton captures 3000 Patriot soldiers as he takes Charlestown, South Carolina. -
Battle of Yorktown
General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris was signed and officially ended the Revolutionary War.
