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It was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which made a direct tax on British colonies in America. They taxed on most paper , like legal documents and printed materials. The colonies were very angry about this.
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It is a secret organization that was founded by Samuel Adams. It’s purpose was to advance the rights of the European colonists and to fight the taxation that was placed on them . “ No taxation without representation “
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The Declaratory Act asserted Britain’s right to legislate on and tax it’s colonies. The purpose of it was to show American colonists that british parliament had a right to tax them / that they were stronger then them because of the failure of the stamp act.
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The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot which resulted in 5 colonist deaths and 3 injured. This happened because they were angry about the Townshend Acts. It started off with the colonists throwing snowballs , sticks , and other things but then someone shot at the colonists.
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This is were the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians
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Laws passed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. Made to punish colonists for the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government.
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This was a meeting of delegates from British colonies
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. It marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
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The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting. It was a statement declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
