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Navigation Acts guarded the foreign ship trade. Most acts were obeyed. Until the molasses act came along. This started in 1651.
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Proclamation of 1763 began in October 7, 1763 by King George the third. It followed Great Britain's acquisition of French Territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian war. The purpose was too organize great Britain’s new North America
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On April 5th 1764 parliament passed a new version of the Sugar Act which was about to expire. This hurt the British west Indies sugar and market for liquor. The sugar act reduced the rate of tax on sugar and molasses from six pence to three pence per gall
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On March 24th 1765. The quartering act was an order ordering the American colonies to provide British soldiers with houses. The purpose was to take back control of the colonies. In 1765 the law expired so the colonies established public housing for the so
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The Sons of Liberty act began in 1765, August 14th The loyal 9 were 9 people that started out as people against the stamp act. So many other people agreed that they joined, they became known as the sons of liberty.
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The stamp act was sponsored by George Greenville, The act was created to support troops in the colonies. It began in November 1st 1765
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The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770. Tension had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. The Brit
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The tea act was passed by parliament on May 10th 1773. This would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. It was designed to fix the East India company left with 18 million pounds of unsold tea. It was shipped to the colonies to be
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The Boston Tea party took place on Dec 16th, 1773. The Sons of Liberty dressed up like indians they went to the ship and threw all the tea off of the boat. After the Boston Tea party the Boston Harbor closed down.
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The name are series of laws in Britain. They were laws that portrayed bad behavior. It was established in 1774.
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In September 5th 1774. People from 12 North American colonies came together to discuss the Coercive acts. It was also called the intolerable act, 56 members showed up.
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In 1775 April 19th over 700 redcoats marched all the way to Lexington. When they got there 77 minutemen were waiting, all trained to be “ready in a minute.” The minutemen sent out church bells the colonial number grew to 5,000 the British immediately fled
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It started on May 10th, 1775. It managed the war effect. It adopted the Declaration of independence in 1776.
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Common Sense is a book written by Thomas Paine. It was published anonymous on January 10th, 1776.
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The Declaration of independence declared that America was going to independent from Britain. It happened on July 4th, 1776.
