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Laws passed by england that restricted trade among the colonists. -
Due to this war, England was in dept and this is when England started to tax the colonists, -
This Act put taxes on all goods that were of paper, including official documents in the colonies -
This Act allowed the British soldiers to be able to live in the homes of the colonists without having to pay rent. -
This Act put taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
British soldiers appear to fire their weapons at a crowd of unarmed colonists. -
Colonists, some dressed up as indians, went aboard a British ship and dumped all the tea that it was carrying as a way to state that they wouldn't pay the taxes on tea. -
This allowed the British soldiers to block the Boston harbor in response to the Boston Tea Party. -
This is the first battle of the American Revolution, also known as "the shot heard around the world". -
It was a meeting of delegates from the thirteen colonies that united in support of the American revolutionary War. -
It was a last attempt letter to the King to be able to settle their dispute amicably. -
Thomas Paine wrote a letter that argued that the colonies should have liberty from England. -
Letter that stated the independence of the thirteen colonies, how every man is born equal. -
It was a written document that established the basic functions of the government of the U.S after it declared its' independence. -
An uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a dept crisis where officials would increase the efforts to collect taxes on individuals and their trade. -
A meeting of delegates that discussed how America would be governed, now that is was independent.