Revolutionary war timeline

By Jayperry05
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    The Albany Congress

    was a meeting of representatives sent by the legislatures of the northern seven of the thirteen British North American colonies

  • The stamp act

    Exceeded revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspaper and legal commercial documents

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Forbade all settlement past a line drawn down the Appalachian mountains

  • Sugar act

    Colonial merchant were required to pay a tax of 6 pence per gallon on the improtauon of foreign molasses

  • The currency act

    Several acts of parliament of Great Britain that requires paper money issued by the colonies of British America

  • Quartering act of 1765

    Provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing

  • The declaratory act

    Act of parliament of Great Britain which accompanied the repeal of the stamp act

  • The Boston massacre

    A street fight that occurred between a patriot mob and British soldiers

  • The tea act

    Launched the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston

  • The Boston tea party

    Political process by the sons of liberty