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Modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act.
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An act that imposed a direct tax on the colonies and required that printed materials be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying a revenue stamp.
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British Army killed five people and injured six others.
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The Tea Act would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. The act imposed no new taxes.
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Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty got on some boats in the Boston harbor and threw chests of tea off. This caused the Coervcive Acts and brought them closer to war.
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Laws passed after the Boston Tea party. They were meant to punish the colonists.
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The Congress met to consider an economic boycott of British trade, rights and grievances, and petitioning.
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First Revolutionary Battle. British troops were sent to get colonists' weapons and ran into an untrained colonial army. The colonists were victorious in the battle and ended up defeating 700 british soldiers.
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The colonists ended this battle by retreating and leaving the victory for Britain. However, Britain suffered great losses. 226 men were killed and over 800 were wounded. This was encouraging for the colonists.
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Announced that the colonies regarded themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states, and no longer a part of the British Empire.
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Washington led the Continental Army against Hessian soldiers. Almost all of the Hessian soldiers were captured and the colonist only lost a few people.
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The treaty created an alliance between these two and was signed during the Revolutionary War.
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A surprise British attack occured in Savannah Georgia. The city was evacuated and the army was withdrawn from combat. The colonists lost 83 people and another 483 were captured. The british only lost 3 men while 10 were wounded.
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After six weeks of siege, Continental Army surrendered forces numbering about 5,000 to the British.
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Colonist troops encircled the british troops with the help of french troops. Three weeks of fighting resulted in the surrender of the British troops.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed by representatives of King George III and representatives of the United States of America. It ended the American Revolutionary War.
