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Stamp Act
Parliament of Great Britain imposed a direct tax on the 13 Colonies and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. -
Boston Massacre
March 5, 1770) British Army soldiers shot and killed five people while under harassment by locals -
Boston Tea Party
a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” threw 342 crates of British tea into the harbor. -
Creation of the First Continental Congress
a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies -
Creation of the Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that formed in Philadelphia , soon after the launch of the American Revolutionary War. -
Lexington and Concord
the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British defeated the Americans, inexperienced American colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against British. -
Olive Branch Petition
The final attempt to avoid war between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in America. -
Writing and Distribution of Common Sense
a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, supporting independence from Great Britain to people in the 13 Colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
explained to foreign nations why the 13 colonies had separated themselves from Great Britain.
