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Various taxes are levied, and laws are passed affecting the Colonies. The Colonists have no representation in the English government.
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England passes the Sugar Act, enforcing a tax on molasses and sugar.
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England passes the Currency Act, taking control of Colonial currency.
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The Stamp Act increased taxes on a wide range of paper products.
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The first Quartering Act was passed by England, requiring Colonists to house British troops in their homes.
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This Act restated England's claim to create laws and the levying of taxes in the Colonies.
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These were yet more taxes levied on the Colonies for various imported goods.
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Violence begins to spread between the Colonists and the British soldiers.
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British soldiers shoot and kill several protesters who, they claim, were harassing the soldiers.
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England passed the Tea Act in an attempt to help the struggling East India Trading company by taxing tea.
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In response to the tax on tea, protesters in Boston began throwing tea into Boston Harbor.
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A series of four laws were enacted by the British government as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
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The First Continental Congress was convened to discuss how the Colonies should respond to Great Britain's intolerable acts.
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As battles are fought, Colonists begin to seek independence from England.
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The British soldiers stationed in Boston attempt to seize weapons and gunpowder from the Colonists. Fighting begins in earnest.
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The first major battle of the American Revolution.