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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the first internal tax paying for the British protections. It put taxs on the colonies paper documents. It ruined relations with the colonies. -
Townsend Act
Imported duties on tea, lead, glass and paint colors the money is used to pay royal governs. The quote is " No taxation without representation. Gained power over American colonies by placing import taxes on british product bought by americans. -
Boston Massacre
It was started by american throwing snowballs and the red coats. The red coats shot that group dead in the middle of the street and never gave them a chance. This started the Boston Massacre in March 5, 1770 which brought a lot of attention to the british soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
Was a protest between the sons of liberty in Boston. The Tea party became the inconic of American history. The Boston ttea party was where a group of people went on protest and threw all of Britaains tea in the Harbor. -
Second Continental Congress
This managed the colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence. It adopted the Declaration Of Independence July 4, 1776. soon after warfare, declared the American Revolutionary war. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
Battle that was fought at thee siege of boston. This was at the early stages of the revolutionary war. On June 17, 1775 -
Olive Branch Petition
Was adopted by the second contential congress drafted by John Dickinson. They tried to give the colonist some right while still loyal to the king. It was submitted by king george on July 8, 1775. -
Common Sense is published
This pamphlet was written ny Thomas Paine in 1776. It help people in the 13 colonies to fight and declare independence. It challenged the authority of the British government. -
Declaration Of Independence
Gave the Americans their independence and their freedom. It was written by Thomas Jefferson then the goverrnment edited it and made it more usable. It asserting certain natural and legal rights to the colonist. -
Trenton
It was a small but priival war the was durinng the american revolutionary war. Took pllace Dec 26,1776. George Washington planned to sneak up on the trenton people. He started his way to Trenton the previous night. -
Battle Of Saratoga
Gave victory to the Americans over the British in the Revolutionary war. The Battle Of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign. -
Yorktown
This leads to the Treaty Of Paris. Recognition of American Independence. This is where the conflict ended. Cornwallis surrendered and him and his army were captured. -
Treaty Of Paris
An article of the peace ending theRevolutionary War. This document was signed by King George. Territorial previsions were very generous the America. -
Intolerable Acts
Punitive laws passed by the British parliment after the Boston Tea Party. This meant that the Massachusetts colonist are punished for their defiance. fr throwing the tea into the Boston Harbor. This took away Massachusetts self government and historic rights.
