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Reduced the tax on molasses
the Sugar Act was strictly enforced, so colonist ended up
paying more taxes. -
Those who opposed the British taxes called themselves “Patriots”
the Sons of Liberty was born with
Sam Adams as its leader. -
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. -
Britain maintained a standing army in the colonies
. The
Quartering Act required colonial assemblies to house and provision soldiers -
A Mob led by the Sons of Liberty
tore down the office and damaged the house of the stamp collector -
The Declatory Act repealed the Stamp Act
asserted Parliament’s right to rule the colonies as
saw fit. -
Import 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repealed, except the one on tea -
Hurled snowballs and rocks
A group of colonist hurled snowballs and rocks at British soldiers guarding the Customs House. The soldiers fired into the crowd, killing five colonists. -
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 Patriots dressed as Indians,
boarded three British ships laden with tea and Dumped the tea
into the harbor. The event became known as the Boston Tea Party. -
Coercive Acts
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 -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress meets. Agree to boycott British goods -
Olive Branch
Congress sends an “Olive Branch” to King George III. He rejected the petition and sent more troops to
Boston. -
Famous speech
Patrick Henry, gives his most famous speech, in the House of Burgesses. “Give me Liberty or give me
Death” -
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Lexington and Concord -
Commander of Continental Army
Second Continental Congress meets. Congress names George Washington commander of
Continental Army -
Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense -
Declaration of Independence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence was approved -
Period: to
Valley Forge, Penn
Baron Von Steuben trains the Continental Army at Valley Forge, Penn -
Saratoga
Patriots win in Saratoga -
Alliance
France signs an alliance with the United States. -
3000 Patriot soldiers
General Clinton captures 3000 Patriot soldiers as he takes Charlestown, South Carolina -
Yorktown.
General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris signed
