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The proclamation or 1763
law that forbid colonists from settling west of the Appachion Mts. -
Britain pased the sugar act
act that lowered taxes on mollasses to prevent smugglers -
The British passed the stamp act
Law that taxed all printed materials -
Britain passed the townshend act
Taxed all imports such as tea, paper, and glass. -
The Boston Massacre
The British soldiers opened fired into an angry mob of Bostonian citezens and ended up killing 5 people. -
Britain passed the tea act
Gave the british east india company total control of the tea imports. -
The Boston Tea Party
The sons of liberty threw 342 chests of tea of a british cargo ship. -
Britain passed the coercive acts
Acts created to punish civilians if they resist british authority. -
Britain passed the quebec act
This law gave canada a government and extended their teritory. -
the continental congress was formed
delegates from each colony met in Philidelphia to discuss polotics -
Paul Revere rides into Lexington
Revere and William Dawes ride into lexington to warn the people that the british are coming -
The shot heard 'round the world
When the British reached Lexington they were met by 70 minutemen and there the first shots of the revolution were shot. -
The battle of bunkers hill
Even though the colonists didn't win this battle the British suffered heavy losses incluing 1000 dead or injured people -
The war heats up
George Washington hauled dozens of cannons 300 miles and brought troops to seige a british base but once British general William Howe noticed he ordered the british to retreat back to England. -
The signing of the declaration of independence
The United States of America were officialy created
