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American Revolution

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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AMERICAN REVOLUTION

STAMP ACT,1765

EVERY PIECE OF PAPER WAS TAXED IN THE COLONIES

The quartering act, 1765

Colonists had to provide housing, & food for any british soldier

the townshend acts 1767

Brtish parlament taxed glass paint paper, and tea

Boston MASSACRE

The tea act, 1773

BRITISH lowered the price on tea hoping that colonists would stop the boycott

Boston tea party 1773

pATRIOTS THREW 90000 POUNDS OF BRITISH TEa overboard at boston harbor

the intolerable acts, 1774

BRITISH SET A SERIES OF LAWS THAT COLONISTS THOUGHT TO BE UNTOLERABLE

LEXINGTON

AT LEXINGTON AN UNKNOWN PERSON FIRED A SHOT AND STARTED A BATTLE

Lexington and Concord

THE COLONISTS RETREATED BECAUSE THERE WAS TOO MANY BRITISH TROOPS

GIVING THE VICTORY TO THE COLONISTS

AT CONCORD THE COLONISTS GATHERED MORE MINUTEMEN AND 74 BRITISH SOLDIERS DIED