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Sugar Act
Reduced tax on molasses but overall increased taxes. -
Quartering Act
The colonial citizens had to house British soldiers. -
Sons of Liberty
Sam Adams created a group of patriots called the sons of liberty -
STAMPede
A stampede of Sons of Liberty tore down the house and office of the stamp collector -
Declaratory Act
Repealed the stamp act but asserted parliaments power to rule as colonies saw fit -
Townshend Acts repealed
the import taxes on a variety of goods were collected to support royal officials in the colonies, removing all of the responsibility from the colonial assemblies. All of the Townsend Acts were so unpopular that the taxes were repealed, except the one on tea. -
Boston Massacre
Colonist threw snowballs and rocks at British soldiers guarding the customs house. The soldiers shot at the crowd killing five colonist. -
Tea Act
Passed to save the East India Tea company.It gave the company a monopoly and threatened the business of colonial importers. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston patriots dressed as Indians, boarded the loading ships and threw the tea over board -
Intolerable acts
The intolerable act officially called the coercive acts,meant to force Massachusetts to pay for the tea destroyed in the Boston tea party.The laws also closed the Boston harbor and forced colonist to house British soldiers -
First continental congress
The first continental congress agrees to boycott British goods -
Patrick Henry speech
Patrick Henry,in the house of Burgesses "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. -
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Lexington and concord -
Olive Branch
Congress sends an "olive branch" to King George III. He rejected and sent more troops to Boston -
Battle Of bunker hill
There is a battle at Bunker hill -
Common Sense
A Pamphlet reminding colonist why they are fighting for rights gets published by Thomas Paine -
Declaration approved
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence is Approved -
Saratoga
Patriots win Saratoga -
Baron Von steuben
Baron Von Steuben trains the first continental army in Valley Forge, Penn -
France & US
France signs alliance with the US -
Charlestown SC
Gen. Clinton captures 3000 patriots as he takes Charlestown -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris was signed
