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sugar act
in 1764 parliament lowers the taxes on molasses in attempt to stop colonist smuggling in goods. -
trouble in mass
in 1768 officials sent word to Britain that colonies are on the brink of rebellion. -
tension in the streets
Bostonians and soldiers fought on march 5, 1770 -
spreading the news
in 1772 Samuel Adams revived the Boston committee of correspondence -
A tea party
in 1773, three ships loaded with tea arrived in Boston harbor. On December 16, 1773 colonist dressed up as native Americans, boarded the ships and threw 342 chest of tea overboard. they called that the "Boston tea party". -
the intolerable acts
in 1774, parliament responded by passing a series of laws called the coercive acts (to force someone to do something). -
slavery in the new republic
in 1774 Quakers in Pennsylvanian founded the first american antislavery society -
states write constitutions
congress asked the states to organize their governments -
the Articals of confederation
in 1776 the second continental congress appointed a draw up plan for a new central government -
the articals of cnfederation
congress adopted the articals, the nations first constitution . -
place and time
in 1778 france goes to war againts britian