Stupid Events That Led to the Stupid American Revolution

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/12/1620	Jamestown, Virginia	Jamestown, Virginia, the first successful English settlement, is founded.
01/12/1669	John Locke	John Locke contributes to the constitution for the Carolina colony.
01/12/1754	Colonies Unite	The Albany Congress proposes that the colonies unite.
03/22/1765	The Stamp Act	The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.
03/05/1770	Boston Massacre	Five Colonists are killed by the British at the Boston Massacre.
01/12/1772	The Gaspee Incident	The British repeal of the Townsend Act brought two years of peace between Britain and the colonies. But it didn't end the tension.
12/16/1773	The Boston Tea Party	Colonists, dressed as Mohawks and dumped tea into the Boston harbor to protest tax on tea.
01/12/1774	The Intolerable Acts	The British reacted to the Boston Tea Party with what the colonies called the "Intolerable Acts."
04/19/1775	Battles of Lexington and Concord	The battles of Lexington and Concord spark the Revolution.
07/04/1776	Declaration of Independence	The Declaration of Independence is signed.