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Revolutionary War contibutions
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The currency act
The currency act also helped bring Britain out of national debt by taxing revolutionary goods -
The Sugar Act
no taxation without representation the sugar act was past by the british parlament to reduce national debt they did this by taxing all goods in new world -
The stamp act
the stamp act was a leading cause of the revolutionary war every paper such as licences deplomas amd contracts had to be stamped each stam was taxed -
The townshed act
The townshed acts were a series of acts by the British parliament to tax paper glass lead painters and tea -
The gaspee burns
the gaspee was a vary hated ship by the colonist in the new world when it was ariving to the new world several colonist in other ships surronded it maing the captain run aground the colonist made the captain surrender and others set the gaspee afire this was a great form of retaliation toward the british parliment -
The Boston massacre
The Boston massacre was the result of two months of tension between British soldiers and Boston the tension was so high because the British soldiers were strictly enforcing the townshed act -
Boston tea party
the boston tea party was a direct cause of of the revolutionary war it occured because of the tea act passed by the british paliment was taking affect boston citizens were already angry do to the recent massacre that had happened so when the three boats with tea came to the harbor the angry citizens began to dump tea over board into the ocean -
The intolerable acts
the intolerable acts were a sieries of acts to and laws issued by king george the third in direct responce to the boston tea party he reinforced taxation and high tensions remaind unfriendly -
First continental congress meet
the first continental congress meeting was a meeting by the colonies in response to the intolerable act imposed by by the british parliment this meeting was necessary to orginize the colonies so that they can hold thier own aganst britian -
Battle of Lexington and concord
the fevorous battles of lexington and concord were sparked because of high tensions between king george the 3rd and boston residents paul reveres famous lines werespoken before the battles began