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Put the British into debt, who raised taxes on the colonies without their consent and and angered them.
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The King ordered that the Colonists could not buy land or go past the Appalachian Mountains, as to keep a closer eye on them and keep them in check.
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The British raised taxes on coffee, textiles, sugar, molasses and wine.
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Required all documents to be printed on stamped paper which was more expensive and more heavily taxed than normal paper
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Required Colonists to house British troops without Colonist consent or ability to refuse, could be punished by the British if they refused to house the troops.
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The main group of rebels opposing the British, led by Samuel Adams and John Hancock out of Boston. (Used July 1 as a date to place it in correct position)
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Taxes placed on Tea, glass, lead, paper, and paints to continue to pay the debts of the French and Indian war that the Colonists were being taxed for without reason.
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Parliament removed the taxes on all goods from the Townshend Acts, but kept the tax on Tea, which was the colonists favorite thing, and the taxes caused tension and uprise.
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British troops fire on a colonist protest killing 5 Colonists, sparking outrage and protests by the colonists.
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Only the British owned East India companies could sell tea; merchants were no longer allowed to sell tea and the tax was very high, which upset the colonists even further.
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Sons of Liberty members dressed as Native Americans threw 342 chests of tea overboard so that they were not sold. The King punished the entire town of Boston by shutting down the ports and harbors.
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12 of the 13 colonies met to petition the repeal of the Intolerable acts to send to King George III, who declared the colonies in open rebellion.
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The King wanted to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party, which took control of the colony's governments, and governors were selected by the British Parliament, harbors were closed.