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.g that glorious era in our history.


[CompileaJo the Boston PqtrioLl
March %. 1765-Stamp Act, passed by
the British Parii ,ment, the first attempt to
tax America, without allowing her repre-
sentation in Parliament.


October--First Congress convened at n.
York. which pCtitioned for the repeal Of the
Stamp Act.


March II, i766-Fhc Stamp Act repeal
ed, reserving, however, a right to make
laws binding on the colonies, in all cases
whatsoever


1767-Duties levied on teas, paper, class,
&c. all OF which, excepting that OH teas,
were repealed in 1863.


Sept. 50, l768--Arrival Of British troops
at Boston from Halifax


March 5, 1770--- Boston Massacre


Dece mber 10, l7I3-Destruction of three
hundred and forty chests of tea, in Boston
harbor, BY a party OF citizens disguised as
Indians.


June l, 1774-Port of Boston closed by act
of Parliament.


Sept. 4, 1774-Second Congress convened
in Philadelphia.


Oct. l774-After drawing up memorial
to the people of England. recommending to



with Great Britain, and advising their con-
stituents to new choice Of delegates, to
meet on the 10th of May, l775, the Congress
dissolved.


April 16, l775-Battle of Lexingt~i, in
which the proyincials lost in killed, wound
ed, and missing, eighty eight; the British
273.


June II, l775-Battlc of Bunker Hill. in
which the Provincial, lost 449; the British.
1853, including 50 officers; and the village of
Charlestown, containing $50 buildings, SET
on fire by order of the British commander.
and entirely construed.


May 10, l775-l icondcroga captured bv
Colonies Ethan Allen, and Benedict Arnold.
May 20---Articlcs Of confederation and
union agreed on by the colonies.


July Washington takes command Of the
Provincial army.


Dec.-Quebec hesiegcd b. Arnold and
Montgomery, who had previously conquered!
Montreal In fruitlcss attempt to taSe
that city by escalade, Montgomery wa,
slain Dec. 81


l776. March 4-Derchcster Heights for
tifed by Washington during the night.


March 17-Boston evacuated by the Brit
ish.


June 29-Thc British squadron under
Dir feter farKer, attacked sullivan ) Island
in Charleston harbor, 5. c. and were repuls-
ed with the loss of more than 200; the 4
mercahs only lost So.


July 4-Declaration OF Independence by
Congress.


July 12--Lord Howe arrived a. Staten
Island from Europe, With formidable
squadron, and thirty thousand men, chiefly
Hessians.


Aug 23- Lord Fl. landed, with hisbrother
Sir William, and 44,0o0 troops at Long ISL
ard.


Aug. 2s-Battle of Long Island, in which
the Americans were beaten, with the loss OF
one thousand men, and Lord Sterling and
General Sullivan captured; British and Hes
sian loss, $50,