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The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was one of the first taxes that Britain put on the colonies. It’s purpose was to help gain money so Britain could pay of their debt. But many colonies were not happy about the taxes. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was the second act passed which allowed British soldiers to stay in people’s homes without their permission. As you can imagine this caused even more anger towards Britain from the colonies. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures the the British passed so that goods that were being imported into the colonies had a tax.The colonists saw this as the British abusing their power. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre started out as a brawl between the British troops and the colonists. It then escalated into a full on riot when someone shouted fire. This caused the British to fire on the colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was one of the was that the colonies were showing Britain that they have had enough with the taxes. Colonists known as the Sons of Liberty snuck aboard British ships and dumped around 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was Britain’s way of punishing the colonies for their disobedience. First they closed the Boston harbor until all the tea was paid for. Then they enhanced the military governor, they also gave British soldiers a more fair trial and they reinstated a new Quartering Act. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Both of these battles are well known because they were the first battles that would lead up to the Revolutionary War. The British were easily able to defeat the rebels in Lexington but they had to retreat at Concord. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a Declaration that declared that America was an independent nation. From this point forward we were a free nation.
