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The Stamp Act
The Stamp act was passed by British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The purpose of the stamp act was to make money to protect the colonies.A few of the things they taxed were newspapers, deeds, and calendars. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering act took place March 24th, 1765. This act required colonists to let British soldiers and officers stay in their homes. The purpose of this act was to provide better quarters for the soldiers and officers that didnt have enough room elsewhere. -
The Declatory act
The purpose of the Declatory act, was to grant Parliment full control over the colonists. This act was passed the same day as the Stamp Act was repealed. This act is even harsher than the Stamp Act. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston on December 16, 1773. The Sons of Liberty boarded ships, and destroyed British tea by throwing crates of it overboard. Because of the way the colonists and the British acted, it led to the revolution. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were the results of the Boston tea party. It took place on March 31, 1774. This resulted in no meetings in Massachusetts, increases in amount of British troops, and closed Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for.
