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Main cause for the later acts; Britain needed money so they taxed colonists unfairly -
Colonists were not allowed to pass west of the Appalachian Mountains; Angered the colonists because they wanted to expand westward -
Britain limited sugar products; Sugar was a popular item to buy (used in tea) & now it was hard to find -
Required colonists to purchase an official stamp on all paper products; It was an extra & unnecessary cost for the colonists to pay -
Required colonists to purchase an official stamp on all paper products; It was an extra & unnecessary cost for the colonists to pay -
Taxed products like tea, glass, lead, paper & paint; Items like these were common to buy and now they were pricier for colonists -
Event where 5 people were killed; Angered the colonists because British troops now resulted to violence -
Shut down colonial tea merchants (they were only allowed to buy from Britain); Hurt people who relied heavily on selling tea to people in the colonies -
Sons of Liberty dumped tea in the Boston Harbor; Colonists were angry about the Tea Act so this is what they did -
Part of the Intolerable Acts & similar to the first Quartering Act; Again colonists didn’t want to pay for troops living in their houses
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Punishment for the Boston Tea Party shutting down harbors & limiting town meetings; Harbors were needed for trading-hurt the economy- & town meetings were a way for everyone to gather-upset people -
First Battle of the AR War; Colonists were angry but were unsure whether to go to war or not -
Attempt to compromise with Britain; Paper stating that they wanted to keep peace with the British, but ignored making them angry