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Events Leading To The Declaration Of Independence

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1.

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

  • 1754-1763
  • The war that gave britain Canada, and a huge war debt
2.

PROCLOMATION LINE OF 1763

  • Oct.7.1763
  • in fear of a war with the indians the king set up a barrier no colonists could cross
3.

SUGAR ACT

  • April,5,1764
  • Taxed sugar products like, molasses,wine, and coffee
4.

CURRENCY ACT

  • September,1,1764
  • You had to use british money
5.

STAMP ACT

  • March,22,1765
  • Taxed paper products
6.

QUARTERING ACT OF 1765

  • March,24,1765
  • Soldiers must be quartered in public buildings
7.

PATRIK HENRY- STAMP ACT RESOLUTIONS

  • May,30,1765
  • Patrick Henry gave 7 resolutions to the stamp act
8.

STAMP ACT CONGRESS

  • Oct,3,1765
  • Delegates from 9 colonies met to discuss the stamp act
9.

DECLARATORY ACT

  • March,18,1766
  • Gave parliment full control over america
10.

TOWNSHEND ACT

  • June,29,1767
  • Taxed duties on ports
11.

BOSTON MASSACRE

  • May,5,1776
  • British soldiers fired on violent protestors
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TEA ACT

  • May,10,1773
  • Meant to help the east india company by giving them a monopoly
13.

BOSTON TEA PARTY

  • December,16,1773
  • Colonists dumped east india company's tea into the ocean
14.

BOSTON PORT ACT

  • March,31,1774
  • No ships were allowed into boston harbor
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QUARTERING ACT OF 1774

  • June,2,1774
  • British troops could live in anyones home
16.

QUEBEC ACT

  • June,22,1774
  • Gave French self goverment but not the english colonists
17.

FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

  • September,5,1774
  • Met to discuss the intolerable acts
18.

PATRICK HENRY- GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH

  • March,23,1775
  • Patrick henry's speech on fighting for independence
19.

LEXINGTON AND CONCORD

  • April,19,1775
  • British troops marched to concord to take away there weapons but were slowed down at lexington
20.

FORT TICONDEROGA

  • May,10,1775
  • American troops captured supplies at fort ticonderoga
21.

SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

  • May,10,1775
  • Met to discusse freedom from Britain
22.

BUNKER HILL

  • June,17,1775
  • The british attacked the fort were the rebels were, and lost some of their troops
23.

THOMAS PAINE - COMMON SENCE

  • June,15,1776
  • A panthlet published saying we must free pursleves from Britain
24.

MOORES CREEK

  • Febuary,27,1776
  • Many tories were defeated at this battle
25.

EVACUATION OF BOSTON

  • March,17,1776
  • The british evacuated from Boston
26.

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

  • July,4,1776
  • The document that told Britain we were seceding

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