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The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act of 1764 was placed in order to add three cent taxes on foreign sugars and wines. It banned French rum and wines. The merchants that were effected were very vocal about this and started fighting for how much they should be taxed. -
The Stamp Act
This is the event that made everyone put a stamp on any paper document. The stamp cost the colonists money, so they rebelled because they didn't feel like they should have to pay for something that was free before. -
Townshend Acts
A series of 1767 laws named for Charles Townshend, who placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. The colonists rebelled against this law just like with the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act. Eventually they repealed the new taxes, except for those on the tea. -
The Boston Massacre
Five Americans were shot by British Soldiers. The soldiers claimed they shot them because the colonists had rocks that they were throwing at the British soldiers. -
The Boston Tea Party
The colonists were angry that there was a new tax on tea, so they decided to disguise themselves Mohawk Native Americans and the British tea in the Boston Harbor. -
Paul Revere
Famous silversmith who rode through the countryside to warn the American colonists that the British were coming. Paul didn't get to deliever the message, however his companion, Dr. Samuel Prescott delievered the message to the Americans. By the time the British got there, they were ready. -
George Washington
First president of the United States, he also fought (for the British) in the French and Indian War and was the commanding officer of the American forces in the Revolutionary War. He served two terms as president, during which he invented the Cabinet. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Americans had occupied Breed's Hill in Charlestown in order to protect the shipyard of nearby Boston. The next day, the British attacked. The Americans fired until they were out of ammunition, then quickly retreated. To conserve ammunition, Prescott told his men, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." Even though the battle was fought on Breed's Hill, it has been remembered as the Battle of Bunker Hill. -
Thomas Paine
His main contribution was in writing his pamphlets, including Common Sense and The Crisis, these inflamed the American population and furthered the Revolutionary cause. -
Declaration of Independence
A document writen by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the 13 original colonies be freed from Great Britain. Great Britain's response was to start the war.
