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Stamp Act of 1765
A direct tax on paper goods set by Parliament -
The Townshend Acts
Goods from Britain taxed on the colonists, appointed by Parliament -
The Boston Massacre
A disagreement between a colonists and a British soldier that would lead to 200 colonists taunting 7 British soldiers. Eventually leading to the soldiers opening fire upon the crowd of colonists -
The Boston Tea Party
After withdrawing British forces from Boston and repealing part of the Townshend Act, the British left in place a tax on tea and enacted the Tea Act. This outraged colonists cause they didn't want to pay for the British's tea so the Sons Of Liberty dumped it into the Harbor. -
The Coercive Acts
After the Boston Tea Party in an attempt to control the colonists, it was closed until the Colonists would pay for the tea that was dumped/destroyed