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Parliament will pass the Sugar Act in 1764 to tax Colonists to help them pay these costs.
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Stamp Act Congress Formed and declared tax a violation of Colonial Rights
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Colonists boycotted British goods.
Sons of Liberty attacked Houses of customs officials
British troops sent in 1768 -
A Crowd gathered in Boston after a British Soldier struck a colonist on March 5, 1770.
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Colonial Merchants smuggled tea to avoid paying the British Tea tax
Parliament passed the TEA ACT in 1773 -
On December 17, 1773, colonists disguised as Native Americans attacked British tea ships and threw the tea overboard
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Passed by the British in response to the Boston Tea Party, they blockaded Boston Harbor and refused to let goods into the city until the colonists repaid Britain for the lost tea. These acts also banned committees of correspondence.
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Delegates from 12 of the Colonies, Georgia did not come, met to try to work out a peaceful resolution with the King of Britain. They were upset with the Various Acts and Taxes they were being forced to pay and felt were unfair.
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The British Arrive in Concord to attempt to seize the Colonists Weapons. When they arrive the weapons have been hidden. So the British set fire to buildings and the Colonists charge them forcing them to retreat.
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First Battle of the American Revolution, where the Minute Men were told not to Fire Unless fired upon.