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Sugar Act
Indirect tax -
Stamp Act
Tax on all paper products. -
Declaratory Act
Accompanied the repeal of the stamp act. -
Townshend Act
Taxes on glass,lead,paints,paper,and tea -
Tea act
Allowed the BEIC to sell tea directly to colonists. -
Boston Tea party
Sons of Liberty dump over 340 chests of tea into the ocean. -
Intolerable Act
Passed to punish Boston for the tea party. -
Quartering Act
Great Britain would house its soldiers in public American Houses -
First Continental congress meets
All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
Vote to send a statement of grievances.
Voted to boycott all British trade.
Patrick Henry-VA rep urged to unite against Britain. -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
He rides to warn the sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord the British are coming. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Lexington-
-1st battle of the American Revolutionary war.
Shot heard around the world.
British Victory
Battle of Concord
Americans stop the British and force them to retreat back to Boston.
American Victory. -
Second continental Congress
printing their own money.
set up a post office.
made an army.
sent a petition.
olive branch petition.
King hires 30,000 Hessians soldiers in response. -
Battle of bunker Hill
Fought on Breeds Hill.
Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
British victory. -
Washington Arrives on the outskirts of Boston with continental troops.
Realizes men are disorganized and need discipline.
need weapons. -
Second Continental Congress meet Again.
Debate on declaring independence -
Common sense published by Thomas Paine
pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots.
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. -
British Surrender Boston
Washington believes his army is ready.
Washington puts cannons on Dorchester heights overlooking Boston.
British retreat American Victory. -
Second continental congress votes for Independence
All 13 colonies vote yes on declaring independence. -
The declaration of independence is signed