The American Revolution 2

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
04/05/1764	Sugar Act	A tax on sugar, molasses and other goods that were brought in by Brittian.
03/22/1765	Stamp Act	A lawpassed by Parliment that said all legal documents had to have a stamp that said the taxes had been paid.
04/06/1767	Intolerable Acts	The Intolerable Acts were made to punish the Colonists for protesting to the quartering acts and other acts that they passed. One other act that caused this direct punishment was the Boston Tea Party.
06/27/1767	Townshend Acts	This act was passed to pay the governers and judges to convince them to not become independent.
03/05/1770	Boston Massacre	A fight between Brittish soldiers and Colonists that resulted in five dead Colonists.
04/19/1775	Lexington and Concord	These battles mark the start of the war between the Colonies and Great Brittian which is also known as the Revolutionary War.
07/17/1775	Bunker Hill	The Colonists took position on Reeds Hill and were attacked by the Brittish forces and after two days with significant Brittish losses the Colonists retreated.
11/29/1775	Common Sense	A paper written by Thomas Paine who told the Colonists that they shouldn't be ruled by a small island three thousand miles away. It also said Great Brittian was hurting their economy, and that a Monarchy was not a good form of goverment.
07/04/1776	Declaration of Independence	A declaration for independence from Brittan. This document said that the Colonists were breaking away and were to choose their own form of goverment.
12/26/1776	Battle of Trenton	The American army crossed the river and stormed into Trenton on Christmas and the Hessians surrendered because of lack of men and readyment.
07/06/1777	Ticonderoga	The Brittish took over the area around the area of Ticonderoga and the colonists retreated.