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The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act started on April 5, 1764. It placed a tax of three cents on sugar that was bought by the American colonists. The British placed a tax on sugar, wine, and other important things. The British did this because they wanted more money. The Sugar Act took place in the American colonies. America colonies and the British armies were invloved. It mostly affected the sugar fields. -
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The Stamp Act.
The Stamp act took place March 22, 1765 in the 13 colonies. This was the fist internal tax directly on American Colonies by the Brisitsh Government. The American and the British were invloved. American Colonies were obliged to pay a fee on almost every piece of paper they used. -
Sons Of Liberty
It took place in the South carolina in 1765. Sons of Liberty were colonists who most likely planned the Boston Tea Party. The loyal 9 were mainly invloved. Formed a mob to coerce money from people on the streets -
The Townshend Act
Took place july 2nd,1767 invloving the 13 colonies.They were designed to collect revenue from the colonists in America by putting customs duties on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. The English parliment started the Townshend Act -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre took place in the Massachusetts Colony. During the 1770s. It invloved 8 red coats and citizens. This massacre was a street fight. Paul Revere produced the engraving shown here of the Boston Massacre. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. This was taken place in the middle colonies.The tea Act was giving the American Colonies sales on the tea. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party took place on the Boston Harbor. The Americans threw over 342 chests of tea of the ship. The British were not being fair and giving the colonies taxes that were to high. They dressed like Indians and went out at night unexpectedly. -
Committees of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence were shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies. Which started in 1773. The 13 colonies in America were invloved. This was the American colonies' first institution for maintaining communication with one another. -
1st Continental Congress
This meeting took place with only 12 colonies, Georgiaa was not invloved. They met cause they were tired of England's rule for them. The 12 colonies met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. -
Intolerable Act
The Intoleranle Act was located in Massachusetts started in 1774.
It was intended for the punishment of the people in Massachusetts for throwing out all the tea into the boston harbor. A series of british laws that the american colonies strongly disagreed.
