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Passage of the stamp act
The first direct tax imposed on the colonies. British parliments goal was to add a tax to every printed document including, newspapers and magizines. -
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Evolution of the colonies
Watching the colonies evolve into what we know as America today. -
Boston massacre
An incedent between a group of rebellious colonist and british soilders. The soilders open fired into the crowd of colonist, killing 5 and wounding 6. -
Boston tea party
70 men boarded 3 britsh ships at the boston harbor and threw all of the tea cargo overboard, intothe sea, This was a rebellion against the teaa tax. -
Passage of the intolerable acts
IN response to the boston tea party, british parliment passed a series of laws that only made the colonist more determined to defend all rights and liberties from the british emire. -
Convocation for the first continential congress
Delagates from 12 colonies et for the first time to discuss how to react the the intolerable acts. They decided to boycott all british goods and finally the american war was the point of no return. -
Battles of lexington and concord
The british governor of massachusetts sent several hundred britch troops to seize the american colonist. -
Adoption of the declaration of independence
The document that declared the independence of the 13 colonies from great britian. -
Battles of saratoga
The turning point of the american revolution and encouraged france to openly support americans against britain. -
Surrender of yorktown
The british troops got stuck on the yorktown peninsula and tried to escape but they failed and soon after, had to surrender to the american-french troops. -
Signature of the treaty of paris
The document used to able the american colonist to use the french land. Also officially made the british empire accept the independence of the 13 colonies. Which later on, becomes the america we know and love.