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The Albany plan of Union
This was a form of government for the 13 colonies and so it was under one government. Benjamin Franklin was the one who suggested the Union but the plan didn't work so they stayed under the British. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was also known as the Plantation Act and the other one was the Revenue Act. This was made to fund the British and so they could put a stop to the smuggling of non-British sugar. It was the first tax that got put on the American colonies. But at the same time, it made it hard for them to make good money meaning the American colonies, and this they did not like. -
Stamp Act
This act required all the legal documents in American Colonies to carry s stamps such as newspaper, marriage licence, diplomas and ect. This Act was the first direct tax and was used by the British government where they collected revenues form those colonies. -
Declaratory Act
This was a declaration that was involved with the British Parlement that had the repeal of the Stamp Act. It said that the British Parliament taxing was the same in America that's also in Great Britain. They also directly taxed the colonies for the revenue Act. -
Boston Massacre
This was a fight that happened in the streets between a patriot mob and British Soldiers, they were throwing snowballs, sticks, and even stones at one another. Several of them were killed which led to a campaign by speech writers. -
Boston Tea Party
This was a political protest at Griffins Wharf in Boston Massachusetts. The American was frustrated at Britain for having taxation without representation, they dumped 342 chests of tea which were imported by the British company into the harbor. -
Declaration of Independence
13 American Colonies served their political connections to Great Britain. The declaration summarized the colonists seeking independence.
