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End of the French and Indian War
The French and Indian war ends. -
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
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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act placed unfair taxes on everything that is printed. -
Townshed Acts
Townshed Acts placed unfair taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurred when British regulars killed five colonists. -
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
Intolerable Acts were unfair laws passed by Britain with the intention of punishing the colonists for protesting. -
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 first military engagements of the American Revolution. -
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 adopted the Declaration of Independence after managing the war effort.
