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War between France and England and because of said war England was in debt and began making the colonists pay taxes. -
a series of laws passed by the British Parliament that placed restrictions on colonial trade -
tax passed on anything printed on paper -
A act that was passed that put tax on glass,lead,paper and tea -
The Boston Massacre was when 9 british soldiers fired shots at 5 unarmed civilians after they had harassed and thrown things at the soldiers -
The boston massacre was a political protest in boston by the sons of liberty,the people threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor -
A set of four laws that were passed by the British Parliament to punish the colonist for the boston tea party -
A act that was passed stating that the colonist had to house british soldiers in their homes -
A letter that was sent to the king as a last resort to prevent war from being declared -
These were the first battles of the American Revolution (The shot heard around the world) -
A meeting from delegates from the 13 colonies that supported the american revolution -
Something Thomas Paine wrote that challenged the authority of the british government and the royal monarchy -
A declaration that was signed by the 13 colonies that summarizes colonists motivations for seeking independence -
The nations first government -
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizens and in opposition to the state government's efforts to collect taxes on both people and their trades -
A convention that was held to discuss how america was going to be run