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Sugar Act
This was an indirect tax on sugar and molasses the Colonist had to pay. -
stamp Act
Parliament's first direct tax on the American colonies, it enacted to raise money for Britain. -
Quartering Act
act actually prohibited British soldiers from being quartered in private homes -
Townshend acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. -
Declaratory act
The Declaratory Act, passed by Parliament on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, stated that Parliament could make laws binding the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston Massachusetts. American colonists frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing taxation without representation -
Tea Act
It reinforced a tea tax in the American colonies -
Intolerable Act
The act authorized the Royal Navy to blockade Boston Harbor because the commerce of his Majesty's subjects cannot be safely carried on there. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression -
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
a British patrol intercepted all three men. Prescott and Dawes escaped; Revere was held for some time, questioned, and let go. -
1,000 Red Coats
British Army a sense of cohesion across the globe, but the bright color allowed individual soldiers to easily distinguish between friends and foes. -
Lexington & Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the start of the American Revolutionary war on April 19, 1775. The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord. -
Bunker Hill
The British defeated the Americans. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy -
Second Continental Congress
he Continental and British armies fought for control over the future of the colonies -
2nd Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia in the summer of 1775, shortly after the war with the British had begun. It was preceded by the First Continental Congress in the fall of 1774. -
Common Sense
Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. -
Washington arrives at Boston with Continental Troops
Boston area to take charge of the newly established Continental army. In early March 1776, Washington's men fortified Dorchester Heights, an elevated position just outside of Boston -
British Surrender Boston
The British troops, on their march back to Boston, were then engaged in a running battle, suffering heavy casualties -
Votes for Independence
The resolution of independence was adopted with twelve affirmative votes and one abstention, and the colonies formally severed political ties with Great Britain. -
Declaration of Independence signed.
As President of the Second Continental Congress, John Hancock was the first to sign this historic document. He used large bold script and signed under the text in the center of the page. -
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga the first offensive victory for American forces in the Revolutionary War