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Sugar Act
The British effort to impose taxes on colonists. It put a duty or import on taxes on several products. Colonial merchants who sometimes traded in smuggled goods, protested -
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American Revolution
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Boston Massacre
An angry crowd of workers an sailors surrounded a small group of soldiers. They protested on taxes an soldiers fired at the public. Many soldiers were defended from trial for the murders -
Battle of Alamance
Defeated by N.C milita, of 2000 regulators charged for many incorrections. coruption, inrdinate taxation, and inedequate representation were some. 9 men died, 15 rebels killed for treason, an 6 hnaged. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists called the son's of Liberty to stop the East India Trading Co. from being unloaded. The people did not like being taxed on tea. so on the night of Dec. 16 1773 men disguised as Native Americans boarded the Ships an destroyed 90,000 pounds of tea -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle started when the colonists learned about the Brittish plan to occupy Dorchester Heights. The colonists were shaken, an thought this as the last straw an they had to protect their land and freedom -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration of the 13 colonies was signed.Known as the declaration of independence.freedom from British rule.
