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Sugar Act
Act that put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. -
The Stamp Act
Direct tax imposed by the British Parliament on the American Colonies. -
Patrick Henry's Speech
Best known for the line "Give me Liberty, or give me death!" -
Townshend Acts
Placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The massive killing of 5 colonists by British soldiers in Boston. -
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed as Indians stormed British ships and dumped numerous punds of tea into the harbor. -
Second Continental Congress
Things were going badly, and the armed forces were disorganized. The Continental Congress created the Continental Army and named George Washington as commander-in-chief. -
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The First Continental Congress
They came together to act together in response to the Intolerable Acts. They met in secret because they didn't want Great Britain to know that they were united. -
Declaration First Made
It was the first time that the Continental Congress finally realized that they were no longer part of the British Empire. -
Declaration of Independence Official
The Declaration of Independence was officially signed and put into order, showing the British Empire that the newly formed United States of America were dead serious.
