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Sugar act
The sugar act where the indirect tax on sugar, and molasses -
Stamp act
Official stamp or seal on all papers taxed playing cards, newspaper, pamphlet, Licenses Purchased only with valuable silver coins If didn’t purchase = fined or jailed people Protested stamp act, feeling rights were violated -
Declaratory Act
Parliament declares it have power to make laws for all of the colonies in "case what so ever" then parliament decide to pass it to save face -
Townshend Act
The Townshend act is where they taxed glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea and soldiers were able to search for smuggled goods so the sons of liberty start to violent acts to tax collectors and British soldier arrive to protect the tax collectors -
Soldier strikes colonists
a crowd gather over a group of soldiers throwing snowballs shouting insults at the soldiers more soldiers arrive and the citizens saying "Fire if you dare" one soldier falls his gun goes off and the other soldiers start firing 5 dead 3 injured -
Tea Act
British East India Company sell tea directly to colonies lower prices than colonist merchant prices tax tea cheaper than smuggled tea -
Continental Congress meet
All colonies went to meet to to except George all the colonies voted to send a statement of grievances They all have voted to boycott all of the British trade and decide to unite against Great Britain -
1000 redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of redcoats (soldiers) to go to Boston with more redcoats on there way to fight -
Midnight ride Paul Revere
Paul Revere made his way to Lexington and concord to warn the sons of liberty that the redcoats were on there way -
Battle of Lexington
The battle of Lexington was the Revolutionary War against the British and the British won the battle against the Americans -
Battle of Concord
The Americans fight against the British making the redcoats retreat back to Boston -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen captured the fort to get all the supplies in the fort including cannons to fight against the British American Victory -
Second Continental Congress meet
set up the post office the created continental Army that would be led by George Washington Sent olive branch to protect their rights
The king decides to hire 30,000 hessian soldiers in response of the letter -
Washington Arrives on outskirts of Boston with Continental troops
Washington realizes men are disorganized need discipline and weapons -
Common sense by Thomas Paine
A pamphlet that inspires colonies to become patriots it says Everything that is right or reasonable pleads For separation. The blood of the slain, the Weeping voice of nature cries,”TIS TIME TO
PART”-Thomas paine common sense -
British Surrender Boston
Washington believe that his army is ready to fight again and weapons arrive Washington put cannons on Dorchester looking over Boston having the Americans beat the British American Victory -
Second Continental Congress meet again
all of the colonies are debating to declare independence and that Thomas Jefferson is the prime author of the document -
Second Continental Congress Votes for Independence
All of the 13 colonies have voted yes on declaring independence and leave great Britain and will no longer be controlled by Britain -
The Declaration of independence is signed
The declaration have been signed by all of the leaders from each colonial stating there name on the bottom of the Declaration of Independence.