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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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Because of the war England owed a huge debt. England goes from salutary neglect to mercantilism
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An act of the Parliament of Great Britain 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 bored in the American Colonies.
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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 making 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 engagement 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 colonist to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution.
