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The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. It was made to raise revenue from the American colonists. Colonists called it "taxation without representation." -
The Stamp act
After the French and Indian war, the British had helped the American colonies win the war so the British thought the colonists should pay more money for things so the extra money could go to the British army.The act was called the Stamp act because whenever a colonist bought something they had to buy a stamp to prove they bought it. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was a law passed by the British Parliament. It made the governments in the American colonies provide homes and food for the British army. People reacted by treating the British troops horribly. -
The Boston Massacre
Colonists were teasing and throwing sticks and snowballs at a group of British troops.One troop said don't fire and another troop thought he said fire and he fired and killed a colonist, then the colonists got closer and the troops panicked and all fired. Soon, five colonists were dead and six were wounded. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was an act of the British Parliament that only let American colonists drink British East India tea. The colonists didn't like it because the tea cost alot, and they liked drinking tea. -
The Boston Tea Party
A bunch of colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded three trade ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston harbor. -
The Battle Of Lexington
The battle of Lexington was a small battle. It was a big British army against a much smaller American army. The British won because they killed more people and some people ran away. -
The Battle Of Concord
After the battle of Lexington the British went to Concord and the Militiamen attacked, the British fought the best they could, but they decided they should retreat. -
The Battle Of Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker hill took place mostly on Breeds hill, the only reason it's called the battle of Bunker hill is because the army thought they were on Bunker hill. What started the battle was that the British chose to take two hills, Bunker and Breeds, the American forces went to defend them. The battle was another victory for the British. -
The Declaration Of Independence
America and England had been at war for a year when the second Continental Congress picked five people to write the Declaration of Independence. The most famous statement in the Declaration of Independence is: "We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
