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British legislation wanted to end the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies so tax on sugar was reduced.
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American colonists were now required to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Colonists were outraged because the tax was purely for British revenue.
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Act that required the American Colonists to provide and pay for the British soldiers housing and food.
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This act repealed the Stamp Act. This declared that England could pass any law they wanted and the Colonies could do nothing about it.
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A series of measures that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. Tax on paper, lead, glass, tea, and paint. Colonists boycotted.
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Colonists gather and taunt British soldiers. The soldiers fired on the colonists. 5 people died. Citizens used the incident to incite colonists against the British.
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England sends a surplus of cheap tea to the colonies, which technically made tea cheaper. Colonists did not like this and were sick of the new taxes.
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Colonists dumped 4 million dollars worth of tea into Boston Harbor.
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This act was supposed to punish the Massachusetts colonies for their defiance in the Tea Party protest. Closed the port of Boston until the tea was paid for.
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12 of the 13 colonies gathered to discuss a response to the Intolerable Acts. Decided to boycott and meet again a year later.