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Stamp Act
Taxation on legal documents. Stamps must be bought for all legal documents. -
Townshend Act
This is an indirect tax that raises prices on imported goods. -
Boston Massacre
Drunken mob harasses British soldiers who then fire their muskets pointblank into the crowd. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist disguised themselves as Indians and aboard three ships dumping approximately 45 tons of tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
All commercial shipping in Boston shut down until taxes on the dumped tea was payed for. This act alway gave the King power to appoint all government officials. -
Second Continental Congress
A meeting held in Philadelphia to discuss future plans of the war. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This was the bloodist battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Olive Branch Petition
The last attempt to make peace between Britain and America without using war. -
Commons Sense is published.
An important document wote by Thomas Paine in a common language for most stating why they should declare war. -
Declaration of Indepence
The day the document was signed stating our independence from Britain. -
Trenton
George Washington surprise attacked British mercenaries in the middle of the night. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Americans attack Burgoyne's forces which leads to Buegoyne surrendering. This results in the French becoming an American ally. -
Yorktown
George Washington's troops join Lafayette's troops who face against Cornwalls
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Treaty of Paris
A document ending the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States of America.
