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Series of Acts passed in the English Parliament in 1651,1660 & 1663. Colonies represented a lucrative source of wealth and trade.
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All legal documents and printed papers were taxed. The colonist tared and feathered tax collectors.
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The French and Indian War comprised the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War.
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Prohibited colonist from selling west. Colonist were very upset and mad.
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Molasses was taxed.The colonist boycotted British goods.
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Declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act.
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Leaied tax on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. Authorized writs of assistance.
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Boston citizens were angry at the sight of Red Coats and threw stuff at them. Soon after that shots were fired.
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A group of men got together and gained intelligence.
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British taxed tea. Only certain people were allowed to sell tea.
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Sons of Liberty dumped English tea into the Boston Harbor in response to the Tea Act
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British closed the harbor and forced you to let soldiers to stay in your house.
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British organized a group of representatives in each colony. All the colonies boycotted.
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The first shots of the American revolution were fired in Lexington. General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the colonists had stored in Concord.
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British asked colonist to host 1500 soldiers and supply them with necessities to live.
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Patriots surrounded Boston on every side except Charleston. You were told "Do not shoot until you see the whites of their eyes.
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Delegates all 13 colonies.
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Challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy.
