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Sam Adams
Those who opposed the British taxes called themselves “Patriots” and the Sons of Liberty was born with Sam Adams as its leader. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the taxon printed items was the first direct tax on the colonist. it added a fee to printed materials such as legal documents and newspapers -
The Quartering Act
Following the French and Indian War, Britain maintained a standing army in the colonies. The Quartering Act required colonial assemblies to house and provision soldiers -
Sons of Liberty
A Mob led by the Sons of Liberty tore down the office and damaged the house of the stamp collector. -
The Declaratory
The declaratory act repealed the stamp act but asserted parliament's right to rule the colonies as saw fit -
The Boston Massacre
A group of colonist hurled snowballs and rocks at British soldiers guarding the Customs House. The soldiers fired into the crowd, killing five colonists. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was created to save the East India Tea Company. Although it lowered the price of tea, it gave the company a monopoly and threatened the business of colonial importers -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Patriots dressed as Indians, boarded three British ships laden with tea and Dumped the tea into the harbor. The event became known as the Boston Tea Party. -
The Intolerable Act
The Intolerable Act officially called the Coercive Acts, these laws were meant to force Massachusetts to pay for the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party. The laws closed Boston Harbor and forced colonists to house British soldiers in their homes -
Congress
The First Continental Congress meets. Agree to boycott British goods -
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry, gives his most famous speech, in the house of Burgesses. "Give me Liberty or give me Death -
Battles
Battles of Lexington and Concord -
The Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress meets. Congress names George Washington commander of Continental Army -
Battle
The Battle of Bunker Hill -
The Olive Branch Petition
Congress sends an "Olive Branch" to King George III. He rejected the petition and sent more troops to Boston -
Saratoga
Patriots win in Saratoga -
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The Continental Army
Baron Von Steuben trains the Continental Army at Valley Forge, Penn. -
Alliance with France
France signs an alliance with the United States -
Battle of Yorktown
General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown