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End of the French And Indian War
This contributed to the tensions because Britain began to tax the colonies which upset the colonists because they had not been taxed before and they had no representation -
Proclamation of 1763
This contributed to the tensions because the colonists felt they should be able to move west since they helped win it from the French and Britain's rule angered them -
The Sugar Act of 1764
This contributed to the tensions because the colonists haven’t been taxed by Britain before. Some began to smuggle sugar -
The Stamp Act of 1765
This contributed to the tensions because the lawyers and people who worked with legal documents were mad that they had to buy a stamp -
The Boston Massacre
This increased tensions because the propaganda of the news reporting led colonists to hate the British and want freedom -
The Tea Act of 1773
This added tension between Britain and the American companies because this hurt the economy of the colonies and colonial tea merchants. -
The Boston Tea Party
This added tension because the colonists destroyed English property (tea) -
The Intolerable Acts of 1774
This added tension between Britain and the American companies because the colonists were upset for being punished because of the Boston Tea Party . -
The Battles of Lexington & Concord TURNING POINT
This was the turning point because this event was the first major war in the revolution and showed that the British were not afraid to kill colonists to gain control over them. This was a major battle that led to the entire revolution and the independence of the colonies from Britain. -
The Olive Branch Petition
This added tensions because King George II did not accept their offering.