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Tax introduced on legal documents to pay for defense of colonies.
Americans boycotted British goods. They were angry as the were the only colonies who needed to pay for this tax. -
Tax on products colonies needed- glass,lead, paints, paper,and tea.
The Americans boycotted, and British eventually repealed all taxes except the one on tea. -
Five colonists killed after mob on one lone guard.The guard had called for help, someone shouted "fire" & British men shot down 5 colonists. This event was viewed as an example of British cruelty and used as propaganda,
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A british warship, named the Gaspée, burned, and the captain was terribly wounded.
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British lowered the price of tea extremely. Leding to the Boston Tea Party.
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Colonists dressed as indians stormed into the boston harbor and dumped 23 thousand pounds of tea into the harbor. British ships were bruned. The americans believed "because of the Tea Act" , that the British were trying to creep in slowly and steal their independence and freedom.
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King closed Boston harbour to everything but British ships. He sent lots of British troops to Boston. the colonists had to house and feed the troops. (if the colonists didn't do this, they would be shot). British officials could only be tried in Britain for crimes, which left the british free to do whatever they wanted in the colonies.
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colonists send troops to Boston, 1st shots were fired for the revolution stale mate ensued in Boston Peninsula with the Brits. Paul Revere, silversmith, rides to warn Sam Adams and Hancock of the British arriving in Lexingtkon to find hidden arms caches.
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Book published about republicsnism & independence.
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50 men signed the declaration of freedom from britain.
