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Sugar act
It was intended to encourage trade with the British West Indies at the expense of the French and Dutch West Indies. -
Currency Act
This act prohibited American colonies from issuing their own currency, angering many American colonists. -
Stamp Act
It taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards. -
Quartering act
The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. -
Repeal Of The Stamp Act
The act was repealed, and the colonies abandoned their ban on imported British goods. -
Townshend Acts
Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
On March 5, a group of soldiers surrounded by an unfriendly crowd opened fire, killing three Americans and fatally wounding two more. -
Tea Act
By reducing the tax on imported British tea, this act gave British merchants an unfair advantage in selling their tea in America. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of men disguised as Indians boarded the ships and dumped all the tea in the harbor. -
Lexington and Concord
The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord.