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1764- This act was passed to force colonists to pay taxes on sugar and molasses in order to pay for the cost of the war
Sugar Act
1770- This event that happened late at night in Boston resulted in the deaths of 5 people.
Boston Massacre
This is the date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is July 4th , 1776?
This is the battle site where "The Shot Heard Around the World" was fired and although the Americans lost this battle, it showed that they should not be underestimated by the British.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
1765- This is the act that put a tax on paper goods like letters, writing paper, playing cards, newspapers, calendars, legal documents, and more.
The Stamp Act
1773- This event was in protest against the Tea Act and resulted in the Intolerable Acts being put in place by the British.
Boston Tea Party
What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian war?
It passed new tax laws.
Alerted the people of Lexington and Concord that the British were coming.
Who is Paul Revere?
This was the battle that took place on two hills outside the city of Boston, it showed the British to not underestimate the Continental Army.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
1763- This was an order from King George III that the colonists couldn't settle in land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is The Proclamation of 1763?
1776 was the year this document was signed and American decided it was free from the British.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
How did Committees of Correspondence help the colonists fight British rule?
They spread information quickly.
Organized the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought by many people to have planned the Boston Tea Party.
Samuel (Sam) Adams
This act required the colonists to let the British Army stay in their homes.
1754- This war was fought between Britain and France over the Ohio River Valley
French and Indian War
Why were the battles at Lexington and Concord important?
It marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
Was loyal to the Continental Army until he began to resent George Washington for not appreciating his hard work.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
1767- This act put a tax on many goods brought in from England such as glass, paper, tea, and paint.
The Townshend Acts
The name of a group of people that in 1774 met to write a petition to the King.
What is the First Continental Congress?
In what ways did colonists protest British laws?
They boycotted British goods, they wove their own cloth, chased tax collectors out of town, petitioned, formed militias, and protested.