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how did this event contribute to tension in the colonies?
King George III declared all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off-limits to colonial settlers. -
The passage and enforcement of the Sugar Act increased the colonists' concerns about their rights as British citizens and the intent of the British Parliament to more directly rule the colonies -
The issues of taxation and representation raised by the Stamp Act strained relations with the colonies to the point that -
The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies -
The Townshend Acts would use the revenue raised by the duties to pay the salaries of colonial governors and judges -
The British government granted the company a monopoly on the importation and sale of tea in the colonies. -
the outrage they caused became the major push that led to the outbreak American Revolution in 1775 -
they were being taxed to pay for provisions and barracks for the army -
The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution