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proclomation of 1763
colonist weren't allowed to move west of the Appalachian mountains due to this proclamation (they didn't agree) -
sugar act
the king taxed foreign molasses to try to get the colonist to stop trading with places other than themselves -
stamp act
a tax that was pasted on paper products that effected everyone -
repeal of the stamp act
parliament decided to repeal the stamp act but declared British government had all legislative power over the colonies -
the boston massacre
its said that the colonist were arguing with the British soldiers and a colonist through a snowball and a British soldier claimed to hear someone say fire which resulted in unarmed colonists being shot upon but nobody knows what exactly happened -
boston tea party
after the colonists were taxed on tea they decided to rebel which led to colonist smuggling tea so they wouldn't have to pay -
intolerable acts
king George the third decided to pass a series of laws, one of them was closing the Boston harbor since they didn't want to pay, and general Thomas gage was appointed governor of Massachusetts -
lexington and concord
troops were sent to stop the use of illegal weapons, famously known as the "shot herd around the world" and was ended by the British retreating to the militia -
battle of bunker
putman lead British soldiers in three attacks, ends in the militia running out of ammo but is a moral victory for the militia -
battle of yorktown
the militia won while fighting alongside France which was the last major battle of the war and leads to America becoming independent
