-
-
The Stamp act was the parliaments attempt to raise tax through paper products, American colonists responded to Parliament's acts with organized protest.
-
-
Raised Taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea, responded to the act by forming a secret resistance group called the Sons of Liberty. They harassed customs workers and stamp agents
-
A fight between British troops and a crowd in Boston. After provocation by the colonists, British soldiers fired on the mob and killed five men
-
It was an act of protest,342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor.
-
laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest,
The Intolerable Acts.
Boston Port Act.
Administration of Justice Act.
Massachusetts Government Act.
Quartering Act.
Quebec Act.
Colonists responded to the Intolerable Acts with a show of unity. -
-
the last attempt to prevent the war The Petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens.
-
-
The first shots were fired just after dawn in Lexington
-
It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule and stating the rights of its people such as God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
-
-