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End of French and Indian War
This war started the hostility between Great Britain, England and France. Salutary Neglect goes with this because after the war the British needed money so they started to tax the colonies. Picture Source: http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0300/frameset_reset.html?http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0300/stories/0301_0116.html -
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Sugar and Molasses Act
This act said that merchants had to pay taxes. Most merchants ended up avoiding this tax. Merchantilism goes with this because this act deals with trade and military. Picture Source: http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/sugar-act-text.html -
The Currency Act
Parliment passed the Currency Act. This act states that Parliment had control over our money. This in turn meant that we now had control over our own trade. Picture Source: http://desktopbackgrounds1.com/money-wallpapers/ -
The Stamp Act
This act was the first serious attempt in Parliment to put goverment control over the colonies. This goes with virtual representation, because the colnies are under parliment. Picture Source: http://julieandrachelsocialstudiesp5.blogspot.com/2010/11/stamp-act-of-1765.html -
The Quartering Act
This act was passed so that any traders or assassins would be killed. Also this act gave more money to the army. Picture Source: http://www.bodrum-hotels.com/result-of/result-of-the-quartering-act.html -
Boston Non-Importation Agreement
Boston stopped importing things from great Britain. This in turn helped the debt that was owed to Great Britain. Picture Source: http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/nonimport/ -
The Boston Massacre
This accored between a group of British soldiers and a group of "patriots." They threw snowballs, sticks and other things at the other group. The British soldiers killed three men on the spot, wounded eight more, and two of the eight ended up dying later. Picture Source: http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/James-Wells-Champney/Death-Of-Crispus-Attucks-At-The-Boston-Massacre,-5th-March,-1770,-1856.html -
The Tea Act
This was the last spark that finished the revolutionary movement that happened in Boston. This did not make any new taxes. Picture Source: http://www.floridapoliticalpress.com/2010/04/27/today-in-history-the-tea-act-of-1773/ -
The Boston Tea Party
Three ships came into Boston carrying tea. Taxation was not done when people dressed as Native American's threw 342 chests of tea into the water. Picture Source: http://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-boston-tea-party-1773-granger.html -
Boston Port Act
Great Britain cut off all of the sea trade that was going to Boston. Picture Source: http://courses.missouristate.edu/ftmiller/documents/coerciveacts.htm -
The Second Continental Congress
The Redcoats re-entered Boston. Picture Source: http://deadliestfiction.wikia.com/wiki/British_Redcoats -
The Decleration of Independence
America declared Independence from the British! Picture Source: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html
