Events Leading Up To The Revolutionary War

Events leading up to the Revolutionary War
By: Michael Doody

The Sugar Act 1754 - 1763
3 cent tax on foreign refined sugar
Banned rum and French wines
The taxes were raised without consent of the colonists
First instance where colonists wanted to say how much they could be taxed

The Stamp Act 1765
This is the first direct tax on American colonists.
Every news paper, pamphlet and other public and legal document had to have a stamp on it.
The stamp was basically a British seal and cost money.
Sons of Liberty formed because of this act.

Boston Massacre 1770
Five American colonists shot
African-American CrispusAttaks killed
British says colonists had weapons
This event deepened mistrust of British

The Boston Tea Party 1773
Sons of Liberty disquised as Mohawk Indians boarded British ships and dumped 342 crates of British tea into Boston Harber

Declaration of Independence 1776
Written by Thomas Jefferson
Document declared independence from Britain

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Events Leading Up To The Revolutionary War

by Michael Doody on Jul 28, 2009

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