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Parliament passed a law that increased the shipment of non-british goods.
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This act restricted colonies from using their currency which enraged the colonists.
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Taxed newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, etc. The stamps showed proof that it was taxed.
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This act was passed by Parliament when the Stamp Act was nullified. This act meant that Parliament can create laws that unite the colonies.
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This act proposed a tax on glass, paint, lead, and paper. Many people became even more enraged.
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John Dickinson stated that Parliament couldn't tax the people and declared the Townsend acts unconstitutional. Believed these were all threats to their liberties.
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Samuel Adams wrote a letter that attacked Parliament's endurance in taxing without representation.
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When the troops arrived in Boston, it sparked up tension between the citizens and troops. It became violent and 3 Americans were killed and others were fatally wounded.
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This act was meant to bail out the East India Company so the British government gave the East India Company a ton of money for the importation of tea.
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Some colonies did not want the tea to be shipped there but kept sending tea anyways. This enraged the people so Samuel Adams mounted 3 ships in Boston and threw 342 boxes of tea into the ocean.
