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George III Becomes King England
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Stamp Act Congress meet in NYC
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The Stamp Act
required colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, or paper, etc. -
Parliament Passes the Townshend Act
series of measures passed by British parliament that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
a conforntation in boston where nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles. -
The Boston Tea Party
was an act of protest against on tea, so there was “no taxation without representation” -
The Coercive Act
this was 4 different laws to punish the the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party -
First Shots of the American Revolution
The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, beginnings of Continental Army. -
First Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia
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The Olive Branch Petition
was sent by the King as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared. This petition was sent to show their loyalty to the british crown and show that they have rights as british citizens -
The Adoption of the Deceleration Of Independence
the declaration of independence was to show that the people had a right to revolt against the government if they tried to take away there rights of freedom/independence. -
The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
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Treaty Of Paris Signed