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Revised duties on sugar, coffee, tea, wine, other imports; expanded jurisdiction of vice-admiralty courts. Colonists help sever assemblies to protest taxation for revenue.
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Printed documents could only be issued on special stamped paper purchased from stamp distributors. Colonists started riots. Collectors were forced to resign. Repealed March 18, 1766.
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Colonists must supply British troops with housing and other items. Colonists protested in assemblies.
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Parliament declares its sovereignty over the colonies "in all cases whatsoever". Colonists ignored this in celebration over repeal of stamp act.
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New duties on glass, lead, paper, paints, tea. Customs collections tightened in America. Colonists stopped importing British goods and protested in assemblies. Newspapers attacked British policy.
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Enforced Townsend duties. Officers were drunken and rude. Their prescence lead to street fights.
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Colonists threw rocks at British Troops in King Street. In confusion, troops fire upon crowd.
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Parliament gives East India Company rights to sell tea directly to Americans. Some duties on tea were reduced. Colonists protested against the favortism shown to monopolistic company, caused the Boston Tea Party.
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Group of colonists disguised as Indians dumped 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This brought the coercive acts on.
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Closes port of Boston and restructures Massachusetts government. This restricted town meetings, had troops quartered in Boston. British officials accused of crimes sent to England or Canada for trial. Colonists boycotted British goods.
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Drew up dignified papers. Made laws for colonies.
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Led colonies toward a clean break from Britain. Voted for independence on July 2, 1776. Declaration of Independence adopted on July 4, 1776.
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This declares British intention to coerce Americans into submission. This put an embargo on American goods and had American ships seized. This drove Continental Congress closer to decision for independence.
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Written by Thomas Paine. Pushed collnists closer to Independence.