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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties act was a revenue raising act passed by Parliment on April 5, 1764. This tax was implaced in order for the British to makde back the money they lost during the Seven Years War. The Sugar Act taxed both sugar and molasses. This angered colonists because sugar and molasses were some of the most popular products from Britain, and the colonists then had to pay for the item and the tax. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliameny on March 22, 1765. The Stamp Act was the first direct tax on the colonists. This was directed to the upper class like lawyers. They had to pay a tax on every printed paper they used. This included ship's papers, legal documents, newspapers, and even playing cards. This angered the colonists because the Stamp Act was passed without the approval of colonial legislatures. The colonists also did not get elected representation in Parliment. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was a series of acts passed by the Parliment of Great Britain used to regulate the colonies. This included the Quartering Act, the Revenue Act, the commissioners of Customs Act, the Vice Admiralty Court Act, and the New York Restraining Act. The colonists revolted to this, but where most angered by the Quartering Act that forced the colonists to give board and food to any British soldier. It ultimately led to the Boston Massacre. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed through British Parliment on May 10, 1773. This led to the movent in Boston. The act allowed that there not be on Britain's East India Trading Company Tea. All other tea imported would be taxed. Even though the British tea was cheaper, many colonists refused to drink it and only bought the more expensive tea in revolt. The colonists got so fed up that on December 16, 1773, colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were put in place to punish the colonits for the Boston Tea Party. The name Intolerable Acts was given to them by the colonists. The Intolerable Acts included the Quebec Act, the Boston Port act, the Massachusetts Government Act, and the Administration of Justice Act. The Intolerale Acts led to the FIrst Continental congress which convened in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774. The First Continental Congress consisted of a representative from each of the 13 colonies. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the Revolutionary War.Before this point, tension had steadily grew between the colonies and the british. After the taxing of the colonies and the Boston Massacre, colonists began revolting, and eventually started the Revolutionary war. At the battle of Lexington and Concord, The british first began searching Concord for weapons, they then ran into Redcoats in Lexington. This proved that the colonies could stand up to the british's powerful army. -
John Hancock
John Hancock was born on January 23, 1737 in Braintree, MA. He died on October 8, 1793 in Hancock Manor. Hancock was a patriot he served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
On July 17, 1775, early in the revolutionary war, the battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. The British won this battle, but the colonial forces were able to geatly weaken the enemies military. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 in Shadwell, VA
and died on July 4, 1826 in Charlottesville, VA. Jefferson was a patriot and helped found the comitee of correspondence in 1773. He was a founding father and was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence (1776). He was also third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. -
George Washington
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, VA. He died on December 14, 1799 in Mount Vernon, VA. Jefferson was a patriot and the first Predient of the United States, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. During the first years of the war, the colonies wernt doing very well until George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 and rallied the cause. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton took place in Trenton, New Jersey on December 26, 1776. The night before this battle, George Washington led the Continental army over the Deleware river. The colonial army won this battle by crossing the river the night before the battle, and then surrounding the Hessian garrison. This battlekept the army from collapsing and greatly improved the morale, -
Battle of Saratoga
The two battles of Saratoga took place in Saratoga, New York. This was a major turning point in the American Revolution. The battles took place over a period of 18 days on an 9 mile area. Both battles were won by the Americans, and on October 17, when trapped by the American forces, Burgoyne surrendered his entire army. -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, MA. He died on April 17, 1790 in Philadelphia, PA. Benjamin Franklin invented many things, as well as was a founding father. He was a patriot and was one of the American Commissioners in France who negotiated the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain ending the American Revolutionary War and securing the United States ownership of a vast territory between the Atlantic coast and the Mississippi River. -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown is also known as the surrendor of Yorktown of the German Battle which started on September 28, 1781 and ended on October 19, 1781. This battle took place in Yorktown, Virginia and was a combination of two armies, the American Continental Army led by George Washington and French army troops led by Comte de Rochambeau. The combined force was able to defeat the British forces. -
Henry Knox
Henry Knox was born on July 25, 1750 in Boston, MA, and died on October 25, 1806 in Thomaston, ME. He was a patriot and the United States Secretary of War from 1789 to 1794. He oversaw the nation's military activity in the Northwest Indian War.
