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This changed the relationship because England began taxing the colonists which upset the colonists because they didn’t have any representation. -
This changed the relationship because the colonists felt they should be able to settle in the land that they helped win from France and so they were discouraged. -
This increased tensions between Britain and the Colonies because this was the first time that Britain had ever taxed the colonies. -
This increased tensions between Britain and the Colonies because lawyers needed stamps for all legal documents and had to pay so much for one stamp at a time. -
The Boston massacre led to 5 colonists being killed by British troops. this was a result of the colonists antagonizing the soldiers because they were angry about the British taxes. The colonists decided to give the soldiers a fair trial in order to scale back the tension. -
The Boston tea party increased tensions because it led England to respond by issuing the intolerable acts. The colonists destroyed $18000 worth of British tea. -
The colonists were frustrated with Britain because of the tea act and responded by sneaking onto British ships and dumping tea into the harbor. This led England to issue the intolerable acts and then the Americans began discussing a united resistance against England. -
British Gov’t shut down the Boston Harbor and replaced local gov’t with loyal kingsmen -
It created tensions because was the first battle of the American Revolution between the colonists and Britain -
The colonists were trying to avoid the war but it was due to King George because he did not agree on their terms.