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Stamp Act
3/22/1763 - Prime Minister George Grenville made a new law. Now colonists gotta pay more money because they got a debt from the war. The colonists don’t want this! #getburiedalivetaxcollectors -
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Proclamation of 1763
10/7/1763 - K.G.3 drew a line down the mountains and now we can’t cross! He doesn’t want dead colonists and Indians! Arguments because of the use of government power. #beattheirturkeyeatinbutts -
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The Quartering Act
5/3/1765 #Omg I just found out that the colonist were told to furnish shoulders. With candles, firing , bedding , cooking utensils , salt , vinegar and bearer of cider. #That’sbogus. Very shocking and amazed that they did this. The law acted for the British troops with quarters. -
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Boycott of British goods
OCT 28, 1767 10/28/1767- OMG the british taxes are just so lame that my friends and neighborhood are gonna boycott so they won't receive any money you guys should join me am i right? #Boycott #rebels -
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Boston Massacre
3/5/1770- OMG Army soldiers shot and killed people while under intense attack by a mob. I can't believe this! Incident on King Street By the British. #BostonMassacre #Scary -
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Boston Tea Party
12/16/1773 - The Sons of Liberty literally just stole a boat. They dumped all of our tea In the ocean all because they thought that they weren’t getting taxed right.We are so mad. #DEVASTATING -
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The Intolerable Acts
3/24/1774 - The Intolerable Acts were passed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their acts of The British Tea Party. The colonists then collected a rebellion to drive out the British Troops. -
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The Colonies Form Militias
7/18/1774 - Patriots,Local Militias,and Minuteman.This happened to enforce the boycott.They got mad and decided to bring the two sides to the brink of war. -
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General Washington takes command
Our noble leader General Washington just fooled the british into thinking we had 1,800 barrels of gunpowder and intimidating them, we only have 36 pounds. #GetPlayed Add class comment… -
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George Washington and the Continental Army
John Adams Picked Washington to be the leader of the war #whattheheck #everyonevotedforhim #100% OMG -
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The Olive Branch Petition
We sent King George III a peace petition, but jerk-wad George declined and called us an evil rebellion. He then sent ministers to bring us to JUSTICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #JerkwadGeorge -
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Debate over Slavery
Every one liked the deceleration except the passage on slavery. People in the south thought it might lead to the freedom of slaves and people in the north thought the British might be offended, so it was cut from the deceleration #declerationofindependance