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Sugar Act
The were looking for a way to end the sugar trade in the colonies, so they increased the tax of sugar to stop the smuggling. The colonists were furious by this and they rebelled against the British by continuing to smuggle sugar and other goods. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was the first internal tax on the american colonists. The British Empire passed the Stamp Act in order to regain the money that they spent during the seven's year war. Patrick Henry, famous for his give me liberty or give me death speech, was the main person trying to get the Stamp Act repealed. The Stamp Act was finally repealed in 1766. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that took place in Boston. It started when an American colonist and a British soldier got into a brawl. The colonists and a British got into a standoff that wound up with the soldier stabbing someone with his bayonet. This lead to a brawl in the streets of Boston, which killed 5 people. -
Boston Tea Pary
The British taxed the price of tea because they were in debt from previous wars. The Boston Tea Party was an event where dozens of men went to the Boston Harbor at night and dumped 342 chests of tea in the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a bunch of laws that got passed after the events of the Boston Tea Party. The laws were set in place to punish the Massachusetts Colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
Lexington And Concord
This is the war that most people say officially started the Revolutionary War. On the day before hundreds of British troops marched from Massachusetts to Concord and the tension had risen to high and the first battle broke out. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
In this battle the British beat the colonists in Bunker Hill, Massachusetts. Even though the colonists lost, they were still able to defeat a lot of British soldiers, which would eventually lead to a confidence boost for the Siege of Boston.
