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The stamp act(1765)
The stamp act was for Britain to pay for the war. The act said that colonists had to buy a stamp for every paper good they bought. -
The Townshend act(1767)
The Townshend act was created by Charles Townshend. The act placed a tax on tea, glass, paper, paint, and lead. -
The Boston Massacre(1770)
The Boston Massacre was a fight between the colonists and Britain troops. The Boston Massacre resulted in British troops opping fire killing 5 colonists. -
The Boston Tea party(1773)
The Boston Tea party happened because there was a protest on the tea act. 50 colonists dressed up as Mohawk Indians. The colonists boarded the British tea ship and throw 90,000 pounds of tea overboard. -
The Coercive acts(1774)
The British were upset about The Boston Tea party so they put other blatant acts of destruction of British property by American colonists. -
Lexington and Concord(1775)
General Gage organized a surprise attack on the colonists after he found out that they were hiding weapons and gunpowder in Concord. -
British attacks on coastal towns(1776)
In October 1775-January 1776 the British attacked coastal towers before the brutal British naval bombardment and burning.
