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George the 3rd assends to the throne.
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The sugar act raises taxes on items being shipped into the american colonies such as sugar, wine, coffee, dyes and cloth.
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The Stamp Act imposes a tax on paper goods like playing cards, newspapers, books and all legal documents are taxed as well.
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The Declaratory Act reaffirmed Parliaments right to legislate for the colonies in all cases whatsoever.
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These acts, The Revenue Act taxes tea, lead, glass, paper, and painters colors imported into the colonies and the New York Restraining Act which suspends the New York legislature until the colony supplies and houses the soldiers stationed there under the provisions of the Quartering Act.
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It started when a young apprentice insulted a british soldier. The soldier got angry and a mob began to form. When they started fighting more troops came to end the chaos. 5 colonists were killed.
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Except for the tax on tea parliament repeals the Townshend Revenue Acts.
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Men Disguised as Mohawks throw the tea on board 3 docked ships into the harbor.
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This Act moved the capital to Salem and Made Marblehead the port of entry.
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This act gave the Governor the power to move trials from Massachusettes to other colonies and to England.
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This Act Grantted Quebec large grants of land that the American colonists considered theirs for settlement.
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Paul Revere And William Dawes took a midnight ride to warn that the british were advancing. Revere is captured, but is released the next morning.
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The first shots of the war were fired at the battle of Lexington.
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Thomas Paine's Pamphlet,"Common Sense", is Published. In just a few months over 150,000 copies are sold throughuot the colonies.
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The Declaration Of Independence, as amended, is adopted by congress.
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Sometime during the year 1781 Colonel Thomas McKean signs the declaration since he was not there when most of the other representatives signed it.
