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American Revolution Era - Ryan Fox

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  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Required all colonist to use stamped paper for official documents that was costly
  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act

    After repealing the stamp act Parliament enacted the Declaratory act to show they were still in control of the colonies
  • Townshed Acts

    Townshed Acts

    The British put taxes on all imported goods and seized ships for unpaid taxes
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    Soldiers fire into a large mob of colonist, killing 5 of them
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    Colonist, tired of being undercut with tea, dump 18,000 Ibs. of tea into Boston Harbor dressed as Indians
  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts

    A series of acts enacted by King George III after the Boston Tea Party. Includes Quartering act and putting Boston under martial law
  • The Quebec Act

    The Quebec Act

    Expands Quebec south to Ohio River, west to Mississippi River, colonist concerned it would limit frontier settlement
  • The Shot Heard Around the World

    The Shot Heard Around the World

    General Gage sends agents to find colonist's weapons stockpile. Causes the Battle of Lexington and Concord and starts the war