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British colonist wanted to expand west in to this region to find more usable farm land.
Britain gets Florida from Spain and French land east of Mississippi river and in Canada. -
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King George III said colonist could not move west of the Appilachain Mts.-he did not want to have to keep protecting from indian attacks.
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NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESTENTATION!!
Boycotted taxed sugar, boycotted. -
Required special tax, stamps for legal doc's news papers,dice, cards ect.
Unfair for parliment to tax colonist since they have NO represinitive in parliment.
Boycotts, sent pettions to the king, smuggling, violence. -
Forced colonist to house british soldiers stationed in the colonies.
Violation of thier rights, outraged.
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-Taxed on imports likenglass,paper,and tea.
-allowed officers to use WRITS OF ASSISTANCE to search colonial ships for smuggled goods -
There was an alceration between citizens of Boston and British soldiers shot and killed 5 citizens of Boston as a result of this altercation
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-allowed colonists to import brithish tea directly fom india
-tea still taxed but much cheaper
-colonists saw it as a trick to accept being taxed without a represenative -
The sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk indians, snuck on to the British East indians C.O. ships and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
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-a meeting of reps. from 12 of the 13 colonies in philadelphia
-to discuss how to respond to the intolerable acts
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-Punishment of massachuesetts for the boston tea party
-bannned town meetings
-closed boston harbor until tea was payed
-new quatering act -
The Sons on Liberty learn of the British plan to march to Concord, MA and seize the weapons..... Fighting continued the next day at the Battle of Concord (April 20, 1775)
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First war of the revolutionary war
