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Establishment of Massachusetts as a Colony
The colony was established because the Puritans wanted their own colony based on the laws of God and it also offered a new opportunity for free religions. -
French and Indian War
The war began in 1754 and ended in 1763. It starting with the conflicting views of France and Great Britain. These differences were religions, territory, waterways, and more. This war ended with Great Britain gaining more territory but eventually led to the American Revolution. -
Sugar Act
This event cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon, yet retained a high duty on foreign refined sugar, and prohibited the importation of foreign rum. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act imposed a direct tax on British colonies which was represented by a stamp, in which helped to pay for the French and Indian war. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend act was a series of British acts of parliaments that introduced a series of tax and regulations to fund British colonies in America. They imposed tax on things like glass, lead, paint, tea, and etc. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party is an American led protest that was against the tax on tea. This led to American leaders dumping chests of tea into the Boston harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
This was a series of four punitive laws passed to punish the colony of massachusetts bay colony for the Boston tea party. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in the American victory -
Declaration of Independence
the writing of the formal explanation of why the continental Congress voted to declare war for American Independence. -
Signing of the U.S. Constitution
This was the event where 39 of the invited 55 delegates signed the new document that gives rights and protects the citizens of America.