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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act taxed sugar and molasses. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act taxed all paper goods including documents, letters, and certificates. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts taxed tea, lead, glass, and paint colors and was started by Charles Townshend. -
Boston Massacare
The Boston Massacare was a conflict with British soilders and colonists. This conflict resulted in five colonists getting shot and killed by the soilders.This "massacare" was highly publicized by the colonists as a slaugter of innocent people. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when the Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans and dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a punishment for the Boston Tea Party. These acts included making town meetings illegal. -
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Tichonderoga was captured from the British by Benedict Arnold. -
Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle in the Revolutionary War. The British won the battle but were very suprised at how strong the American Army was. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The British won the battle of Bunker Hill that took place in Charelston, Massachusetts. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that said the colonies should split from Britan. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence had 56 signers of those 56, 4 wrote and edited the document. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was won on Christmas night and lead by George Washington.