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French and indian War Ends
Britain gains all land east of the Appalachians -
Sugar Act
Taxed sugar, molasses and rum -
Stamp Act
Required all legal documents to have a "stamp". This stamp showed that the documents have already been taxed. -
Quarting Act
Colonists are forced to house soldiers -
Declatory Act
Parliament finishes repealing the Stamp Act, but states they still have right to tax the colonies -
Toenshend Act
Taxed glass, paint, lead, tea, and paper to raise money to help pay for weapons and supplies. -
Boston Massacre
Protesters are angered that troops are in the colonies and there was an out break of of shots and it left five dead civilians -
Tea Act
Parliament raised the tax on tea to make it possible to support the Company -
Boston Tea Party
Angry American Patriots dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped East India Company tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Four things that stripped Massachusetts self government and judicial independence following the Boston Tea Party -
Intolerbale Acts
Four things that stripped Massachusetts self government and judicial independence following the Boston Tea Party -
First Continental Congress
Colonial delegates meet to organize opposition to the Intolerable acts -
The Battles Lexington and Concord
First engagement between British troops and the Minutemen, Paul Revere warned them about the coming attacks -
Second Continental Congress
They appoint George Washington commander-in-chief of the continental army -
Signing of The Declaration of Independence
