Toward Independence

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  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Colonists were forced to pay even higher taxes

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    Forbade all settlements beyond the Appalachian Mountains

  • The Quarting Act

    The Quarting Act
    Colonists were forced to house British soldiers

  • The Townshend Acts

    The Townshend Acts
    A series of acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain

  • Boycott of British Goods

    Boycott of British Goods
    Colonists refused to purchase any British goods

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    British army shot and killed 5 colonists whilst under heavy attacked by mobs

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    The Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea

  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts
    Laws passed by the British to punish the Massachusetts colonists

  • The Colonies Form Militias

    Colonies form up militias to enforce the boycott

  • The First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress
    A meeting of delegates of the thirteen colonies

  • Lexington & Concord

    Lexington & Concord
    The first military engagements of the Revolutionary War