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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed by the Parliament to raise revenue through colonial customs services and it gave customs agents more power. -
Stamp Act
It was a tax on stamps but it was repealed because of riots, stamp burning, intimidation of stamp distributors, and refusal to use the stamps. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts placed new taxes and took away freedoms from the colonies. The items they placed taxes on were imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
A small British army detachment was being threatened by a huge mob after the Townshend acts and one threw a rock so they opened fire and killed five people. -
Boston Tea Party
A party of Bostonians disguised as Mohawk people boarded the ships at anchor and they dumped around £10,000 worth of tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Punitive laws passed on by the British Parliament to punish Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest. -
First Continental Congress convenes
55 colonial representatives from twelve colonies met in Philadelphia to create a plan of action, the Continental Association. -
Paul Revere's Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord
This was the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War. This kicked off the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This happened during the siege of Boston. The British defeated the Americans during this war, but it provided the Americans with confidence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was an official act taken by all 13 colonies which declared independence from British rule.
