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Sugar Act
Sugar Act was strictly enforced so the colonist paid more taxes. -
Stamp Act
First direct tax on the colonist, was the tax of printed items. -
Quartering Act
Required colonial assemblies to house soldiers -
Sons of Liberty
those opposing British tax call themselves "patriots" and Sons of Liberty is born with Sam Adams as leader. -
Sons of Liberty Mob
A mob led by Sons of Liberty tore down the office and damaged the house of the stamp collector. -
Declatory Act
The Declatory Act repealed the Stamp Act but asserted Parliament's right to rule colonies as saw fit. -
Import taxes
Import taxes on variety of goods were collected to support royal officials in the colonies, removing the responsiblities from the colonial assemblies. -
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. -
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. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Patriots dressed as Indians, boarded three British ships laden with tea and dumped the tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Act
officially called the Coercive Acts, these laws force Massachusetts to pay for the tea destroyed in Boston. -
First Continental Congress
First Continental Congress meets. Agree to boycott British good. -
Patrick Henry Speech
Patrick Henry gives his most famous speech in the House of Burgessess. "Give me Liberty or give me Death" -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress meets. Congress names George Washington commander of Continental Army -
Battle of Bunker Hill
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Olive Branch
Congress sends an "Olive Branch" to King George III. He rejected the petition and sent more troops to Boston. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense -
Declaration of Independence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence was approved. -
Baron Von Steuben
Baron Von Steuben trains the Continental Army at Valley Forge, Penn. -
Patriots win in Saratoga
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France Alliance
France signs an alliance with the United States. -
General Clinton
General Clinton captures 3000 Patriot soldiers as he takes Charlestown, South Carolina -
Yorktown
General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown -
Treaty of Paris
