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Birthday
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Parliament
Parliament passes the Iron Act of 1750 ordering all colonial finishing plants to close and dropping taxes on pig iron to motivate colonists to produce raw iron for finishing in England. -
The British
The British capture Montreal Canada and the French surrender Detroit to the British. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ends the French/Indian War. This gave Britain anything east of the Mississippi River (except New Orleans) and Florida. -
Sugar Act
British enacts the Sugar act to raise money for England because of the war debt. -
The start of the Green Moutain Boys
Ethan started this malitia, the GMB (Green Mountain Boys). The malita was started from disscussions with settlers at Catamount Tavern in Bennington Vermont. This malita was resonsible for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga. -
Started studies
Allen studied in Salisbury Vermont under a minister at the local school. -
Stamp Act
The British enact the Stamp act requiring the purchase of stamps that go on all paper documents. This was enacted to raise money for England. -
Quartering Act
Parliament passes this act in which requires all colonists to provide shelter and food for British troops. -
Townshed Acts
England passes yet another act requiring colonists to pay a tax on tea, glass, lead, oil, paper and paint. -
Wanted Dead or Alive
NY Governor William Tyron gave a 100$ bounty for Allen's capture. -
Started the Onion River Land Company
A company started to purchase land in and around the Winooski River. -
Wrote a book
Allen wrote Reason Only Oracle of Man and was published in 1785. He wrote this book with his freind Thomas Young it was about Natural Religon and Deism. -
Britain strikes again!
Britain passes the Tea Act now requiring colonists to pay a tax on tea. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an act of protest against the Tea Act, by a group of colonists who dressed up as Native Americans and boarded the ships in the Boston Harbor. They then threw the tea on the ships into the water. -
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry delivers his ''Give Me Liberty'' speech in St. John's Church in Richmond Virginia. -
Captured Fort Ticonderoga
Allen and his malita took over the fort and took valuable artillery
equipment including two cannons. -
Battle of Longue Pointe
Allen suffered a deafeat in Montreal Canada giving up 16 casualties to the British and 31 of his men surrenderd. -
Captured
Ethan Allen was captured by the british was imprisoned in England for two years. -
Died
Shortly after Allen died his life long dream came true vermont became a state in 1791.
<<< This is a picture of his monument in the Green Mount Cemmetery, Vermont.
