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English Revolution (1764: The British parliament imposes a new sugar tax…
English Revolution
1764: The British parliament imposes a new sugar tax ('Sugar Act')
1765: Newspapers and books sold in America are taxed ('Stamp Act')
1767: 'Townshends act', new tax on the import of glass, lead, paper. It is revoked a few years later
1770/03/05: British soldiers shoot at people (Boston Massacre)
1773: a law obliges the colonies to buy tea from the East Indian Company
1774: the port of Boston is closed to non-English trade
1774: Boston tea party: a ship is stormed and tea thrown into the sea: it is the beginning of the revolution
1774: London responds with severe restrictions (Intollerable acts)
1774: Continental Colonial Congress in Philadelphia
1775: George Washington is in command of a colonial army
1775: A reconciliation is attempted, but George III accuses the Americans of rebellion (declaration of war)
1776/07/04: Declaration of Independence ----> the congress of the thirteen colonies approves the declaration of independence extended by Thomas Jefferson
1777: Washington obtains a great success in Saratoga
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