Hayden road to revolution comic strip
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- 1764 Sugar Act
- It's okay dear. Calm down. I'm sure this will end soon.
- Taxes for sugar! Taxes for sugar!
- 1770 Boston Massacre
- LOUSY REDCOATS!COWARDS! FOOLS!
- AARGH!
- 1773 Boston Tea Party
- YES SIR!
- THROW ALL THE TEA OUT!!!!!
- The Sugar Act was significant because it was the first tax that the British enforced after the French and Indian War. They were adamant on raising and reinforcing the tax and it led to the rebellion and anger of the colonists who then protested for rights.
- 1774 First Continental Congress
- Hear Hear!
- We must draft a petition to Britain and show them that we deserve a say in Parliament!
- This was significant because it brought the colonists together and helped them realized unity is key. It was a tool of propaganda that turned more of the public's opinion to pro freedom.
- 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill
- DON"T SHOOT UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THEIR EYES!!!
- The Boston Tea Party was important because it was the second physical protest against tax made by the Americans. It fueled the preexisting tension and it closed Boston harbor and led to the Intolerable Acts.
- 1776 Common Sense
- This man is a genius!
- Hurrah! This pamphlet is a godsend! More people for the revolution!
- The First Continental Congress was a monumental milestone because it was the first time all the colonies gathered together and agreed on an issue. This led to more unity and harmony between the colonies.
- No taxation without representation!
- The Battle of Bunker Hill was important due to the colonists getting confidence from this 1st real battlebecause their loss was onlydue tolow supply of ammunition and not their actual fighting. The colonists believed they had a chance to win the war over the British.
- Seize the hill!
- Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, shifted the public opinion on the revolutions so that there were more pro freedom than pro loyalty in the colonists. Though there were still a few loyalists in America, Thomas Paine took a big step towards freedom and got more support towards independence.
- This is an outrage! This man is a downright fool!
- I absolutely agree!
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