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Sugar act
Although it reduced the tax on molasses , The Sugar Act was strictly enforced, so colonist ended up paying more taxes. -
Sam Adam as Leader
Those who opposed the British taxes called themselves the Patriots and the sons of Liberty was born with Sam Adams. -
Stamp ACT
Was the tax on printed items was the first direct tax on the colonists. -
Quartering Act
Following the French and Indian war, Britain maintained a standing army in the colonies. -
Sons of Liberty
A mob led by the Sons of Liberty tore down the office and damaged the house of the stamp collector. -
The Declaratory Act
Repealed the Stamp Act but asserted parliament's right to rule the colonies as saw fit. -
Taxes
Import taxes on a variety of goods were collected to support royal officials in the colonies, removing the
responsibility from the colonial assemblies. The Townsend Acts were so unpopular that all the taxes were
repealed, except the one on tea. -
Boston Massacare
A group of colonist hurled snowballs and rocks at British soldiers guarding the customs house. -
Tea act
The Tea act was created to save the East India Tea Company. Although it lowered the price of tea, it gave the company a monopoly and threatened the business of colonial importers -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Patriots dress as Indians, boarded three British ships laden with tea and dumped the tea. -
Intolerable Act / Coercive Acts
Laws were meant to force Massachusetts to pay for taxes. For the tea that was destroyed. -
First Contiential Congress
Agree to Boycott British goods. -
Olive Branch
Congress sends an Olive Branch to King George 3. He rejected the petition and sent more troops to Boston. -
Patrick Henry Speech
Patrick Henry gave his famous speech with the famous quote. "Give me Liberty or give me death." -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
George Washington
George Washington named as commander of the Continental Army -
Battle of Bunker Hill
During the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense -
Declaration Of Independence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence was approved. -
Patriots win in Saragota
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Baron Von Steuben trains the Continental Army at Valley Forge, Penn.
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France Signs an Alliance with the United States
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Battle of Charlestown
General Clinton captures 3000 Patriot soldiers as he takes Charleston, South Carolina. -
Battle of Yorktown
General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
It got signed
