American revolution

The American Revolution

By hmercerrr
  • End of the French and Indian War

    End of the French and Indian War

    The French and Indian war ends.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    Also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act, the Sugar Act was an attempt atplaces unfair taxes on sugar cane
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    The American revolution

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act placed unfair taxes on everything that is printed.
  • Townshed Acts

    Townshed Acts

    Townshed Acts placed unfair taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre occurred when British regulars killed five colonists.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party occurred when the colonists protested against Mercantilism. Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships transporting taxed tea and dumped 342 chests of it overboard into the harbor.
  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts were unfair laws passed by Britain with the intention of punishing the colonists for protesting.
  • The First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress

    56 delegates met in Philadelphia to figure out how to respond to the Intolerable Acts.
  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The first military engagements of the American Revolution.
  • Common Sense is Published

    Common Sense is Published

    Common Sense was a pamphlet arguing why the colonists should fight for their freedom from Britain. It was written by Thomas Paine and published anonymously.
  • The Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence after managing the war effort.