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The Sugar Act taxed molasses and sugar for the colonists of Britain. Britain needed the money because Parliament still had to pay for the war.
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The Stamp Act taxed stamps, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards for the colonists of Britain.
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The Townshend Acts taxed glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea for the colonists of Britain. Britain needed the money to allow tax collectors to search for smuggled goods.
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The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a patriot mob and a squad of British soldiers. In total, 5 people were killed in this massacre
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On the night of December 16, 1773, colonists disguised as Indians sneaked onto 3 ships filled with tea and dumped more than 340 tea chests into Boston Harbor.