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The goal was 100,000 pounds of sugar which was equal to 1/5th of the military's expences in North America.
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The Stamp Act was a tax on paper, stamps, letters and documents.
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This was passed shortly after the repeal of the stamp act. Taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea were applied with the design of raising £40,000 a year for the administration of the colonies.
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The Boston Massacre was in fact a street fight.
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This was a direct action by the colonists in Boston.
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A punishment for violating the Intolerable Acts was to have hot tea poured in your mouth.
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The temperature was 55-65 degrees Fahrenheit and the winds were calm.
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There were over 800 British Soldiers wounded and 226 killed including a large number of officers.
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It presented american colonists with an arguement for freedom from British rule.
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John Handcock was the first person to sign the Declaration of Indenpendance.
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The Americans fought the Hessians and British troops.
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The Americans held the fort until the Brittish troops came.
