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A series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade.
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when the British started placing and reinforcing restrictions and tax policies on the colonies following the French and Indian War.
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prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War.
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cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon, retained a high duty on foreign refined sugar, and prohibited the importation of all foreign rum.
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Established to undermine British rule in colonial America and was influential in organizing and carrying out the Boston Tea Party.
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required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.
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To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
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British soldiers shot into a crowd of rowdy colonists in front of the Custom House on King Street, killing five and wounding six. The Boston Massacre marked the moment when political tensions between British soldiers and American colonists turned deadly.
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Promoted manufacturing in the Thirteen Colonies and advised colonists not to buy goods imported from Britain
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A protest by colonists who objected to British taxation without representation, and demonstrated by dumping British tea taken from docked ships into the harbor.
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A meeting of representatives from twelve of the thirteen colonies in Philadelphia, called to respond to the Intolerable Acts.
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A series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
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Argued that war with Britain was inevitable and a militia should be raised to defend American liberties.
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Marked the start of the American War of Independence.
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Meetings of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War
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a petition sent by the citizens of British colonies in America to the British government and King George III.
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Advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.
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States the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based.