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The Sugar Act is passed
The British Parliament passed the Sugar Act.The Sugar Act was a tax passed by the British to pay for the Seven Years War.It taxed sugar and decreased taxes on molasses. -
The Quartering act
The British Parliament passed the Quartering act.The Quartering Act ordered the colonies to supply the soldiers with living quarters, fuel, candles, and cider or beer. -
The Declaratory act
The British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act but passed the Declaratory Act.The Declaratory Act gave the king and Parliament full legislative authority over the colonies in all matters. -
The Townshend acts
The British Parliament passed the Townshend Acts.The acts led to renewed protests in the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
British troops killed American civilians in the Boston Massacre. -
The Boston tea party
American rebels disguised themselves as Indians and threw 342 chests of British Tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts closed Boston Harbor to punish colonists.
The British Parliament passed the acts to punish the people of Massachusetts for destroying the tea that they threw into Boston Harbor in December 1773 in the Boston Tea Party, and to strengthen British authority in Massachusetts. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met to consider action against the British. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Skirmish between British regulars and American provincials, marking the beginning of the American Revolution. -
The Battle of Bunker hill
The Americans drove back two British charges before they ran out of ammunition. During a third charge, British bayonets forced the Americans to flee.British drove Americans from Breed’s Hill in Battle of Bunker Hill -
The Battle of Long Island
The Battle of Long Island was a victory for the British. George Washington and the Continental Army eventually were forced to retreat all the way to Pennsylvania. -
The Battle of Trenton
After crossing the frozen Delaware river overnight,General George Washington launched a surprise attack against German mercenaries in Trenton. -
The Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Princeton, New Jersey on January 3, 1777, and ending in a small victory for the Colonials.This battle was important because the British lost control of what would be New Jersey today and retreated to New York. -
The Battle of Bennington
The battle of Bennington was a major battle for the Americans to hold their own against regular European troops.The battle was a success for the American cause and is considered part of the turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Saratoga
American troops defeated a English invasion force marching south from Canada.The Americans fought two battles to keep them from escaping.The English army surrendered after the second battle. -
The Battle of Monmouth
The battle of Monmouth was fought near Monmouth Court House .The significance of the conflict was that the American retreat ordered by General Charles Lee allowed Clinton's army to continue to what would later be New York. -
The Battle of Yorktown
A combined French/American force surrounded the last major English army under Lord Cornwallis,who surrendered.The battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris is Signed
The Americans and British signed a preliminary peace treaty in Paris.John Adams,Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson signed the treaty of Paris.