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treaty of paris
This treaty ended the French and Indian war. This War cost Britan a lot of money, so they decided to tax the colonists. -
sugar act
This was the first of the taxes that Britan forced onto the colonies. This tax increased the price of sugar. The colonists rebelled and the tax was repealed. -
stamp act
The second tax that Brittan forced onto the colonists. This required a stamp to be put onto any paper products. This was also repealed. -
townshend acts
This was a series of taxes placed on multiple goods such as sugar, paper and tea. The colonists rebelled and this was repealed except for one tax. -
boston mascare
Here, the colonists decided to provoke some Brittish sentries into firing their guns. This was blown out of proportion, and was used to cast the Brittish in a bad light. -
tea act
This was a tax put on tea. This angered the colonists because it took away the freedom to choose. The tax was repealed. -
boston tea party
In response to the Tea Act a few of the Sons Of Liberty members, a radical colonial liberation group boarded some Brittish ships and destroyed all of the tea there. This caused the tea act to be repealed. -
inteorlbale acts
This was a string of new laws that the colonists absolutely despised. This closed Boston Harbor canceled Massachusettsc shiping sent royal officials to Brittan too try them forced colonists to house British soldiers gave land to Quebec and made a military officer the governor of Massachusetts. -
paul revere
The colonists had weapons stored in Lexington and Concord, so the Brittish decided to go there and sieze the weapons from the Colonists. However Paul Revere decided to ride to Lexington and Concord to warn the colonists that the Brittish were coming. The colonists sucessfully drove the Brittish out.
