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Stamp Act
This was an act of the British parliament where they taxed every printed piece of paper. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. -
Boston Massacre
March 5, 1770, it was originally a street brawl but turned into a deadly riot between American colonist and a lone soldier. This paved the way to the American Revolution. -
Tea Party
American colonists were mad that the British taxed the tea “taxation without representation,” so they dumped 342 chests of British tea into the harbor. The event was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists. -
Creation of the First Continental Congress
On September 5, 1774, a meeting of delegates from twelve out of the thirteen colonies met in Pennsylvania. It was to organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts. -
Creation of the second Continental Congress
In May 1775, the Second Continental Congress was created, it was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that formed in Philadelphia. -
Lexington Concord
On April 19, 1775, the American revolution started when the 13 colonies and Britain had a lot of tension going on so hundreds of British troops made their way from Boston to concord and started fighting the colonies. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
On June 17, 1775, a battle early on in the Revolutionary war, the British beat the colonists in a battle in Massachusetts but even though they lost they still got an important confidence boost. -
Olive Branch Petition
July 8, 1775, it was the last attempt by the colonies to stop the fight with Britain. It was a document that the colonists would pledge their loyalty to the crown and said they were British citizens. -
Writing and Distribution of Common Sense
In January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published a pamphlet called Common Sense making an argument on why the thirteen colonies should be independent. This is considered the most influential pamphlet of American History. -
Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776, a document that stated the reasoning on why the 13 colonies wanted to seek independence from Great Britain. It’s the formal statement that was written by Thomas Jefferson that talked about how the 13 colonies wanted to be independent from Great Britain.
