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The Sugar Act
The goal was 100,000 pounds of sugar which was equal to 1/5th of the military's expences in North America. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax on paper, stamps, letters and documents. -
Townshend Act
This was passed shortly after the repeal of the stamp act. Taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea were applied with the design of raising £40,000 a year for the administration of the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was in fact a street fight. -
The Boston Tea Party
This was a direct action by the colonists in Boston. -
Intolerable Acts
A punishment for violating the Intolerable Acts was to have hot tea poured in your mouth. -
Lexington and Concord
The temperature was 55-65 degrees Fahrenheit and the winds were calm. -
Bunker Hill
There were over 800 British Soldiers wounded and 226 killed including a large number of officers. -
Common Sence
It presented american colonists with an arguement for freedom from British rule. -
Declaration of Indenpendance
John Handcock was the first person to sign the Declaration of Indenpendance. -
Battle of Trenton
The Americans fought the Hessians and British troops. -
Ticonderoga
The Americans held the fort until the Brittish troops came.
