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#1 The Albany Congress
Seven colonies and the Iroquois tribe of Indians meet to discuss a partnership. -
#2 Treaty of Paris
This ended to American Revolution -
#3 Proclamation Act
Four new colonies were annexed in this act. -
#4 Commitee of Corespondance
*Unknown Day, this commitee was held to keep the colonies in touch before the war started -
#5 The Sugar Act
England forced a tax on the Americas on imported Sugar. -
#6 Stamp Act
England once again, forced the Americas to pay tax, but on outgoing mail instead -
#7 The Quartering Act
In short, England forced colonists to house British soldiers when needed -
#8 Stamp Act Congress
The colonists met and tried to get Britain to repeal the Stamp Act -
#9 Declaration of Rights and Grievances
A declaration to England that declared tax on stamps to be unconstitutional -
#10 Declatory Act
England stated claim to many estates in the colonies -
#11 Townshend Act
England Taxes the colonists on glass, paper, oil and the like. -
#12 The Boston Massacre
This was a "Street Fight" between colonists and British soldiers that turned for the worst -
#13 Tea Act
England Taxes the colonists on Tea. -
#14 The Boston Tea Party
The colonists rebel against the British government by dumping hundreds of chests of tea in the Boston Harbor. -
#15 Intolerable Acts
A series of Acts made by the British government in the same year. -
#16 First Continental Congress
Leaders meet in Philedelphia to discuss declaring war on England. -
#17 Lexington & Concord
The first clash in the war was fought, "The Shot heard round the world" -
#18 Bunker Hill
The British Drive the Americans away, their first victory -
#19 Olive Branch Petition
Held by the second continental Congress, this was supposed to stop war between the colonies. -
#20 Common Sense
Paines' "Common Sense" was published about the war. -
#21 Declaration of Independance Signed
we are a country now!