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Navigation Act
An Act that said the English Colonials could only sell raw goods to England and could only buy from England. -
Molasses Act
An act that the British imposed on the Colonies giving them a tax on molasse. -
Fort Necessity
A fort that George Washington built and a host place for the seven-year war. -
French and Indian War
A land War where Britain fought the French. The war provided Great Britain a big land gains in North America -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a Tax the British added making sugar extra cost for the colonists. -
Stamp Act
A tax the British gave the Colonists so they had to pay more for paper, playing cards, and documents. -
Townshend Act
A tax the British passed which taxed glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. -
Boston massacre
British redcoats guarding Boston shot into a crowd of colonists, killing some people and injuring others (It wasn't entirely their fault) -
Intolerable/Coercive acts
The Intolerable Acts were a sort of way to punish the Bostonians for performing the Boston Tea Party. -
General Thomas Gage takes over Boston
A royal governor of Massachusetts who kicked out the previous leader and instantly turned Boston more strict -
Quartering Act
An Act that said the British could and would house its soldiers in colonial barracks and public houses. -
Quebec Act
An Act granting emancipation to the Catholic, French-speaking settlers of the province. -
First Continental Congress
In Pennsylvania, Delegates from twelve of the thirteen Colonies met to talk about America's future underneath the British. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Joseph Warren summoned Paul Revere and gave him the task of riding to Lexington, Massachusetts. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The shot heard around the world started here and marked the start of the American revolution -
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga was taken from the British by the Colonists in a surprise attack by Benedict Arnold. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Colonial soldiers faced the British army for Bunker Hill. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was the last attempt to not start a war between the Colonists and the British -
Declaratory Acts
The Declaratory Act passed by Parliament on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, stated that Parliament could make laws binding the Colonies -
Washington takes Boston
The takeover of Boston was the start American Revolutionary War. The colonial militia led by George Washington stopped the British Army -
Hessian Soldiers are hired by King George III
King George III had thousands of Hessians hired to try and keep control. -
Declaration of Independence is signed
The Second Continental Congress agreed to the Declaration of Independence and signed it in Pennsylvania -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence. A short time after the shot heard around the world.