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American Revolution

  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    parliaments attempt to answer the question of where and how british solders would be quartered in the American colonies
  • Stamp Act 1765

    Stamp Act 1765

    This act required the colonist to pay tax represented by a stamp on various forms of papers documents and playing cards.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    A series of laws passed by the British parliament to establish greater control over American colonies and raise revenue
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    American colonies attacked british soldiers in Boston which led to the soldiers firing upon the crowd and killing 5 of the colonist
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a protest that happened in 1773. Angry colonists wanted to be able to make their own laws. They also wanted a vote. Since Britain didn't give the colonists a voice, they made a big protest by dumping 342 chests of tea into the water, which was worth millions of dollars in today's money.
  • Intolerable Acts (aka Coercive Acts)

    Intolerable Acts (aka Coercive Acts)

    closed down Boston harbor made trails in the colonies difficult and allowed English to invade colonists home
  • Battle of Lexington & Concord (aka “The Shot Heard Around the World”)

    Battle of Lexington & Concord (aka “The Shot Heard Around the World”)

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775 the famous shot heard round the world marked the start of the american war of independence
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    Delegates representing the 13 colonies gathered to determine how to respond to king George lll's unfair laws and taxes
  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition

    The colonist last ditch effort to make peace with British king and avoid a war between Britain and the colonies
  • "Common Sense"

    "Common Sense"

    In Common Sense Paine rejected monarchy and embraced the idea of a republic governed by the people. It argued that rebellion against Britain was a worthy and noble cause.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The delectation of independence was the founding document of the United States it tells the people they are free from British rules
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    A document that explained how the government was to work