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Vastly enlarged imperial domain in North America. British government did not want to compel the American colonists to should the financial costs of empire.
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The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America atthe end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, and forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
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It increased the duty on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies.
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Assembled together in New York City 27 distinguished delegates from 9 colonies debated the statement of their rights and grievances and beseached the KIng and Parimant to repeal the repungant legislation.
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A measure requirred ceratin colonies to provide food and livings quarters for British troops.
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Reaffirming parlimants rights to bind the colonies in all cases whatsoever.
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The most important duty for the regulations of this act was a light import duty on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea.
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Failure to comply with the Quartering Act
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Many of the soldier were drunken and had profane characterters the liberty loving colonists resenting the presence of the red coated taunted the (bloody backs).
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The Bosotonians were still angry over the death of an 11year old boy shot 10 days earler during a protest against a mercahnt who hasd defie the colonian boycott of British goods.
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The ill-timed acts had failed to produce revenue though the did produce near rebellion proceeds from the tax in one year were a paltry 295.
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Sameual Adams signal contribution was to organize this in Msssachucettes.
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The company over burden with 17 million pounds of unsold tea was facing bankruptcy.
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Hutchinson was infuriated so the Boston radicals ordered tea ships not to clear the harbor until they unloaded cargos. Sentiment against him was further inflammed when his enemy published a private letter in which he declared an abridment of what are called English liberties was neccessary for prevention in the colonies.
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Many of the chaterted rights of colonial Massachucettes were swept away restrcition were placed on the precious town meetings.
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Passed at the same time of the intolerable acts it eroniously reguarded an Engish speaking America as part of the British reaction to the turbulience in Boston. It was a good law in a bad company.
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Created by congress unlike previous non-importation agreements the association called for the boycott to note that the delegates were not yet calling for indepedence.
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Summoned by the intolerable acts it was to meet in Phildelphia to consider ways of readdressing colonial grievenances.
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The were to seize stores of colonial gunpoweder and also to bag the rebel ringleaders, Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
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Was formally approved by congress. Shoul dof been called "the explanation of independence" gave the appeal universality by invoking the natural rights of human kind.
