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The Sugar Act
cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon, retained a high duty on foreign refined sugar, and prohibited the importation of all foreign rum. -
The Stamp Act
All of the colonists to pay taxes on every page of printed paper they used. The tax also included fees for playing cards, dice, and newspapers. -
The Quartring Acts
The Quartring Acts required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. -
The Townshend Act
Taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. In response to new taxes, the colonies again decided to discourage the purchase of British imports. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed -
The Tea Act
The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England, and to commission agents who would have the sole right to sell tea in the colonies. -
The Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act, passed in March 1774 closed the Port from all commerce and ordered the citizens of Boston to pay a large fine to compensate for the tea thrown into the river during the Boston Tea Party. -
The Second Continental Congress
In 1774 the Continental Congress agreed to meet again if the British did not address their complaints. So the agreement between the british and the other colonies had worsened. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws aimed to punish Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party -
The Massachusetts Goverment Act
The Massachusetts Government Act was one of these Acts and restructured the Massachusetts government to give the royally-appointed more power. -
the Administration of Justice Act
The Admininistration of Justice act was ensuring a fair trial for British officials who were charged with capital offenses while upholding the law or quelling protests in Massachusetts Bay Colony. -
First Continental Congress meets
All colonies but Georgia have representatives.voted to send a "statemet of grievances.'Voted to Boycott all British Trade.Patrick Henry-VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britian. -
A Meeting In Philadelphia
In September 1774, fifty-five delegates gathered in Philadelphia. They had come to set up a political body that would represent Americans and challenge British control.that was the meeting in Philadelphia -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
Genaral Gage brings thousnads of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Midnight ride of Paul Revere
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons Of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "That the British are coming... The British are coming.." -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
-Battle of Lexington 1st battle of American Revoulutionary War "shot heard round the world" -Ralh Waldo Emerson BRITISH VICTORY. -
Battle of bunker Hill
"Don't Fire yntil you see thw whites of their eyes"-William Prescott.
BRITISH victory(Americans ran out of ammuntion)British learn defending Americans would NOT be easy. -
The Declaration Of Independance
The Declaration has four major sections. The preamble, or introduction, states that people who wish to form a new country should explain their reasons for doing so.thats how it started -
Parliament Act
The Parliament Act was most of the things were getting taxed like newspapers,dice,and playing cards.