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Stamp Act
The stamp act was a law passed by Paliment that placed a tax on printed matrials such as legal documents, newspapers and playing cards. The colonists felt that it was unfair because they didn't have a say in government. Their protest cry was " No Taxation without Representation!" http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/24800/24821/stamp_act_24821.htm -
Sons of Liberty
The coloinsts felt that the stamp act was unfair so Samuel Adams created a group called the Sons of Liberty that protested the stamp act and they burned stamps and attacked stamp agents and burned down their homes. http://americanrevolution6c.wikispaces.com/Sons+of+Liberty -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts was a law that placed a tarriff or a tax on all imported goods like paper, wool and tea. In all the colonies, colonists decided to boycott British imports. A boycott is a refusal to buy British goods. Many colonists decided they would rather do without taxes than pay taxes. http://images.google.com/imgres?q=townshend+acts&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1366&bih=673&tbm=isch&tbnid=-o73a3h5Qlg2xM:&imgrefurl=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/601114/Townshend-Acts&docid=lwg-G7QdU3ZPe -
Daughters of Liberty
A writer named Mercy Otis Warren encouraged people to stop buying imported goods. Rather than buying British tea they made "Liberty tea" out of berries and herbs. Groups called the Daughters of Libertyformed in the colonies. To help the no wool problem women in these groups began weaving cloth instead of wool. England was getting really mad! b-womeninamericanhistory18.blogspot.com -
Boston Massacre
March 5, 1770 colonists started insulting and throwing shells, icicles, and snowballs at British soldiers. One of the soldiers paniced and fired. The other soldiers thought this was a command to fire so, they shot and killed five people. The soldiers were put on trial defeneded by John Adams. They were found not guilty law.umkc.edu -
Comittees of Correspondence
Samuel Adams thought that it took too long to give news to the other colonies . So he made the Comittee of Correspondence in Boston 1772. These commities were formed in all over the colonies. Then they would write about local news and give them to express riders. Express riders were men on fast horses who took mail through out the colonies. http://www.clipartguide.com/_pages/0060-0807-2516-2260.html -
The Boston Tea Party P.T. 1
In 1773 parliment passed the Tea Act that placed a law on all imported tea and tea could only be shipped from the East India Company. The colonists declared that ships bringing British tea to the colonies would not be allowed to unload in any colonial port. In late 1773 3 British ships came into Boston port carrying tea on December 16th. That night the Sons Of Libetry disguised them selves as Mohawks and dumped the tea into the harbor. -
Boston Tea Party P.T. 2
As they did they cried "Rally Mohawks Bring out your axes tell King George we'll pay no taxes!" This made England furious! http://images.google.com/imgres?q=boston+tea+party+1773&hl=en&safe=active&biw=1024&bih=587&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=pePFz3RSzwzacM:&imgrefurl=http://tecumseh.5gbfree.com/01/the-boston-tea-party.html&docid=blddBYNXiVg4XM&imgurl=http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/21000/21032/Tea_21032_lg.gif&w=700&h=533&ei=EVLiTpGJBIfe2AW0vaW4BA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=231&vpy=273&dur=94&hovh=196&hovw=257&tx -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerableb Acts were laws that included,
Colonists had to feed and house soliders
Massachucets was put under control by a British genral
Boston port was closed Bostonians were put out of work because of the closed port . These laws also nade colonists to take sides, Patriot if didn't like British laws and Loyalists if loyal to King George. The Comittees of Correspondence began spreading the idea of a meeting in Philidelphia. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=boston+port+closed&hl=en&safe=ac -
The Continential Congress
In September 1774 people from every colony exept Georgia came to meet at the First Continential Congress . At this meeting patriots voted to stop trade with Britain and each colony would train millitias or volenteer armies. Many colonists Hoped to end thids peacefully with Britain rightwingnuthouse.com
