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Required colonist to pay taxes for every printed paper that was used. These taxes also involved in when playing cards, dice and news papers. -
To help pay for government. The Parliment also passed the law which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea -
British troops go to Boston to enforce the Townshed law and to try to control the local radicals. Locals didn't like this and there were street fights, a mob was started and 5 people died from soilders in March 1770
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On the afternoon of March 5th British sentries guards shot into a crowd of people injured 3 men, injuring 8, and2 mortally. -
A large group of Colonist destroyed a lot of tea in Boston harbor
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Four laws passed by the British to punish Massachusetts for destroying the Boston tea party
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For 6 months, the British navy launched raids on farms, towns, destroying crops, taking their animals, and encouraging slaves to flee
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Lexington and concord fought when they were kicked off the American Revolutionary war. Tension had been growing for years for all American Colonies along with the British -
Even though the Americans were defeated at the Bunker Hill battle they were still able to prove that they could fight the British. At this point, stopping or making up was no longer a thing
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When the declaration of independence was declared. But it was engrossed on parchment, on August 2nd, 1776, delegates started to sign it. -
American Revolution ended with the British and the Americans, leading the Americans to be independent. -
Washington crossing the Delaware river stand on one knee at the front of the shipping with is troops for a surprise attack
