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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 -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the tax on printed items was the first direct tax on the colonists. It added a fee to printed materials such as legal documents and newspapers. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the tax on printed items was the first direct tax on the colonists. It added a fee to printed materials such as legal documents and newspapers -
The 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. -
The 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. -
The Intolerable Act
The Intolerable Act officially called the Coercive Acts, these laws were meant to force Massachusetts to pay for the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party. The laws closed Boston Harbor and forced colonists to house British soldiers in their homes. -
Battle of Bunker HIll
General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense -
The Declaratory Act
The Declatory Act repealed the Stamp Act but asserted Parliament’s right to rule the colonies as
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Charles Town
General Clinton captures 3000 Patriot soldiers as he takes Charlestown, South Carolina. -
Boston Massacre
A group of colonist hurled snowballs and rocks at British soldiers guarding the Customs House. The soldiers fired into the crowd, killing five colonists. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris signed.
