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The Sugar Act
Parliament lowered taxes on molasses in attempt to stop colonist smuggling. -
The Stamp Act
Taxes were placed on paper, newspapers, etc. -
The Townshed Act
Parliament taxed things like tea, glass, and paper before they entered Britain. -
Colonists Protest
The colonists began to protest against the taxes, which caused the British to get nervous. The believed that the colonists were going to start a rebellion. Colonist believed that the "redcoats" and British were going to try and take away their rights. -
Boston Massacre
Colonist threw rocks, ice balls, and sticks at the redcoats and yelled things like "shoot!" or "We will get rid of you" or "we'll drive you away." Soon the redcoats fired and they first shot Crispus Atticus. After they were done firing 3 people were killed and 2 injured. They were now known as murders. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed as Native Americans and threw tea off of the ships that came for the British. New York and Philadelphia forced the tea filled ships to turn around before they got there but the royal governor ordered them otherwise. -
Massachusetts Meet-Up
55 delegates were sent to Philadelphia to set up Continental Congress, a political body used to challenge British control and represent Americans. Mass. sent Samuel and John Adams, YN. sent John Jay, VA. sent George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, and Patrick Henry. They discussed their complaints against the British's taxes and decided to the trade of Britain. They also decided to endorse the Solfolk Resolves to declare the Coecive Acts to be illegal. -
Battles of Trent and Jersey
The battle of Trent was a small battle that occurred near a river close to another Kingdom. The battle of Jersey was a small battle that also occurred during the revolutionary war. -
Jefferson Writes the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and John Adams help sign the DOI. -
American and British battle of Saratoga
The final war declaring who was to win. Were the British o keep the colonists and throw taxes at the? or Were the colonists to leave and leave the British taxes behind? -
Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US
Congress disliked the idea of enslaved people to go the the US still enslaved. This was the first attempt to stop slavery. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Winter in Valley Forge were brutal and it was hard for someone to properly take care of themselves in such cold and harsh weather. Only the captains had anything to really keep warm, like warm clothes and tents for shelter, but even that had wasn't very much. -
British forces capture Charles Town
The British captured Charles Town in attempt to -
British Surrender at Yorktown
After capturing Charleston they decided to go after Yorktown but surrendered after being faced with the colonists. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed by King George III in attempt to stop the Revolutionary War. -
The Ordinance of 1785
The Confederation Congress passed a law that showed where we would sell land. -
Northwest Ordinance 1787
These were the rules on how much land and how much it costs. -
Signing of Constitution
39 delegates came to represent 12 states. All but Rhode Island voted yes and the constitution was signed. -
Land Act of 1800
People had the opportunity to buy land directly from the federal government.
