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War costs money ---> Britain has a war debt ---> Taxed the Colonies.
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Banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. Colonists believed they had the right to live where they wanted to.
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Put a tax on sugar and molasses. There were harsh punishments for smugglers.
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Colonists were forced to buy stamps for documents like wills, contracts, newspapers and playing cards.
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British soldiers had to be housed and fed by the colonists.
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Britain didnt tax goods IN the colonies. Instead they taxed on imports included lead, tea and glass. The Writs of Assistance allowed British customs officials to search the ships.
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British soldiers attacked colonists resulting in about 4 deaths.
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Tea must be imported directly from the British East India Co. Tea is taxed 3 pence a pound.
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90,000lbs if tea was destroyed, the tea was worth about 1 million dollars in todays money. The Sons of Liberty organized this act. Over 5,000 people watched, and 116 participated.
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British closed the port of Boston until the tea is payed for. All trials are moved to England. Town meetings are banned. The Quartering Act is strengthened.
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All colonies but Georgia were present. The actions they took were to demand repeal on the intolerable acts, train militias, organize boycotts and to meet again in May of 1775.
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Paul Revere warned the colonists that the British troops were coming and it was the night time.
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Also called the Shot Heard 'round the World. British Troops planned to take munitions in Concord. 77 minutemen were ready to fight. British troops killed 8 farmers. This was the beginning of war. This act made a large impact on the whole world.
