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The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occured when British Soldiers ended up shooting into a crowd and killing at least five coloniest. This caused a very unsettling feeling of the British Soldiers. -
Abandon of Nonimportation
The last colony (Virgina) abandoned the nonimportation pact after repleal the Townshend Acts. -
Boston Town Meeting
A Boston town meeting led by Samuel Adams results in a 21-member committee of correspondence to coordinate with other Massachusetts towns against the threat to self-rule. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed on May 10th, 1773 by Great Britain's parliment. This act created a monoploy on the American tea trade. -
Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act complelled a group of men, called the Sons of Liberty to dump of 46,000 tons of tea on the three ships at Boston Harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were put into place after the Boston Tea Party to punish the people for this action. The Intolerable Acts included The Boston Port Act, The Massachusetts Government Act, The Administration of Justice Act, The Quartering Act, and The Quebec Act. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress came about after The Intolerable Acts were put into place. The Congress met from September 5th, 1774 to October 26th, 1774. This was a meeting between the colonies trying to decide if they should seperate from Britian. Finally the congress decided to send "Declaration of Rights and Grievances" which basically saying they want Britian to calm down or they are seperating. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Coloniest became increasingly upset and the King's response to The First Continental Congress was not favorable so they began to build up their weapons. When Paul Revere announced that "The British were coming" many "minute men" went out to meet them in Lexington first. This is concidered the first military interaction between the British and Coloniest. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress followed the Battle of Lexington and Concord because they felt it was really time to do something and they were quick to try and make peace with The Olive Branch Petition because they just wanted Britan to calm down but they did not want war. The King did not even read this and pushed it aside. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence came after the Colones got tired of Britian and the King when The Olive Branch Petition did not work. The Declaration of Independence declared independence from Britian.
