4. The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used . Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. The money collected by the Stamp Act was to be used to help pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains
6. Colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British Soldiers On March 5, 1770 the Twenty-Ninth Regiment came to the relief of the Eighth on duty at the Customs House on King (now State) Street. The soldiers, led by Captain Thomas Preston , were met by a large and taunting crowd of civilians. Captain Preston was unable to disperse the crowd and as they chanted "Fire and be (cursed)" he ordered his troops "Don't Fire!" With all the commotion the soldiers probably did not hear his orders and they opened fire on the crowd killing three men instantly and another two who died later.
8. Sam Adams and Paul Revere led Patriots in throwing tea into Boston harbor to protest tea taxes
9. Proclamation of 1763 1763 1765 Stamp Act 1770 The Boston Massacre 1773 The Boston Tea Party
10. Delegates from all the colonies met to discuss problems with England and to promote independence Representatives from each colony, except Georgia, met in Philadelphia. The royal governor in Georgia succeeded in blocking delegates from being sent to the congress. The representatives gathered to discuss their response to the British "Intolerable Acts." They met to discuss their relationship with Britain, and how to assert their rights with the British government. They wanted to appear as united colonies in their reply to Britain. 1774
11. Proclamation of 1763 1763 1765 Stamp Act 1770 The Boston Massacre 1773 The Boston Tea Party 1774 The First Continental Congress
12. This was the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War
13. Proclamation of 1763 1763 1765 Stamp Act 1770 The Boston Massacre 1773 The Boston Tea Party The First Continental Congress 1774 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord
15. Proclamation of 1763 1763 1765 Stamp Act 1770 The Boston Massacre 1773 The Boston Tea Party The First Continental Congress 1774 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord 1776 Approval of the Declaration of Independence
17. Proclamation of 1763 1763 1765 Stamp Act 1770 The Boston Massacre 1773 The Boston Tea Party The First Continental Congress 1774 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord 1776 Approval of the Declaration of Independence 1777 American Victory at Saratoga
18. The American and French forcers defeated Lord Cornwallis and marked the end of the Revolutionary War. Eyewitness Account of the Surrender
19. Proclamation of 1763 1763 1765 Stamp Act 1770 The Boston Massacre 1773 The Boston Tea Party The First Continental Congress 1774 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord 1776 Approval of the Declaration of Independence 1777 American Victory at Saratoga 1781 American victory at Yorktown
20. In 1783, England recognized American Independence in this treaty by agreeing to call them the United States of America
21. Proclamation of 1763 1763 1765 Stamp Act 1770 The Boston Massacre 1773 The Boston Tea Party The First Continental Congress 1774 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord 1776 Approval of the Declaration of Independence 1777 American Victory at Saratoga 1781 American victory at Yorktown 1783 Colonies are Officially Recognized as the United States of America
