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The Stamp Act was a direct tax that the British Parliment enforced. The Americans didn't like the new taxes so the Britsh retreated.
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The Committees of Corresponence were followed by organized government Patriots. The Patriots wre leaders during the Correspondence.
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The Gaspee Affair was a huge deal leadiang up the American Revoultion. The Gaspee Affair was enforcing upopular trade regulations.
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The Tea Party was a direct action by colonist from Boston. Men threw chests of tea into the harbor.
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The Coercive Acts were laws passed by the British Parliment. The laws did not make people happy.
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The Continental congress consisted of tweleve out of thirteen colonies. They met in Philadephila, Pennsylvania.
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Paul Revere's ride is a poem. The poem talked about what he did on the night of April 18, 1775
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This was the beginning of the American Revolution. The fight marked the outbreak of a battle between the thirteen colonies and Kindom of Great Britain.
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The Second Congress had all thirteen colonies. They met a little after the American Revolution started.
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It took place near Breed's Hill. This fight took place during the siege of Boston.
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The petition was brought up in the Contental congress in July 1775. It was brought up because the Americans wanted to avoid fighting with Great Britain.
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It was about King George 's III response to the Battle of Bunker Hill. The Proclamation encouraged subjects through the Empire.
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The first time it was published it was published anonymously. The Common sense was about freedom for the Americans.
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The Evacuation was when the British left Boston. Some parts of Massachusetts still celebrate it today.
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The Declaration of Independence was when the United States became its own country. We still celebrate it today with fireworks and festivities.
