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The stamp act passes parliament. It is the first direct tax on the colonies.
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Townshend Acts pass parliament introducing a number of external taxes including duties on items like paper, glass and tea.
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Samuel Adams sends a letter with the approval of the Massachusetts Assembly arguing against the Townshend Acts. It is later protested by the British government.
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George Washington presents nonimportation resolutions to the Virginia House of Burgesses. Proclamations are sent out from Patrick Henry and Richard Henry Lee to King George III.
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Boston Massacre occurs killing five colonists and injuring six.
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English crown partially repeals the Townshend Acts except for the duties on tea.
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The Boston Tea Party occurs. After months of growing consternation with the Tea Act, a group of Boston activists dressed as Mohawk Indians and boarded tea ships anchored in Boston Harbor in order to dump 342 casks of tea into the water.
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