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Acts of Parliament intended to promote the self sufficiency of the British Empire. They did this by restricting colonial trade to England decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods.
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Acts of Parliament intended to promote the self sufficiency of the British Empire. They did this by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods.
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Because of the War England owed a huge debt. England goes from salutary neglect to mercantilism.
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An Act of Parliament of Great Britain which imposed an direct tax tax on printed materials.
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An Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America.
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Outlining the locations and conditions in which British soldiers are to find room and board in the American colonies.
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Outlining the locations ad conditions in which British soldiers are to find room and board in the American colonies.
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A series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies. They placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists on paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea.
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A series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies. Placing new taxes on paper paint, lead, glass, and tea and taking away some freedom.
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A street brawl that turned into a deadly riot. Colonists rebelled against the taxes they found repressive "no taxation without representation."
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A protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts which consisted of throwing pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Punitive laws passed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party, meant to punish the colonist for their protest.
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The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
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A meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies in America which united in the American Revolutionary War.
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A final attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution.
