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Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin proposed a congress of representatives that had the power to raise military and naval forces, make war and peace with the Native Americans, regulate trade with them, tax, and collect customs duties. -
Stamp Act
The law required the use of tax stamps on all legal documents, on certain business agreements, and on newspapers. -
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Colonists tried to fight back by imposing non-importation agreements. The Sons of Liberty often took the law into their own hands enforcing these 'agreements' by methods such as tar and feathering. -
Quartering Act
Britain ordered that colonists were to house and feed British soldiers if necessary -
Boston Massacre
People began to boycott English goods. British troops fired on a crowd, killing five. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists disguised as Indians dumped tea overboard from three ships in Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
These were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party and placed restrictions on the colonists including outlawing town meetings and the closing of Boston Harbor.
