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Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a taxes put on things with sugar. -
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Pre Revolutionary War
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Commitees of Correspondence
The Commitiees of Correspondence was a represenative goverment made by the colonies to get a better opposition against the British. -
Stamp Act of 1765
Sugar Act of 1765 was the beggining of many taxes put on the American Colonies. It was put on goods that the colonist used most such as paper and playing cards. It was called the Stamp Act because once you but your product there was a stamp put on it. It was later repeled in the year 1765 mostly because it was not inforced alot and it caused black markets to florish in the colonies. -
Townshed Act
These acts put taxs on many of the colonist everyday needs. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers opened fire into an unarmed crowd of civilians killing three people. -
Sons of Liberty
the Sons of liberty were the first to ignite the revolution. Their most famed act was the Boston Tea Party. -
Tea Act
The British put a tax on all tea goods which raised the price of the colonist favorite drink. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an event when colonist boarded British ship filled with tea. They then dumped all of the tea into the ocean -
Intolerable Act
An act that took away the colonies rights to freedom and was the last straw before revolution -
1st Continental Congress
The first metting were all of the colonies represenetives came to talk about revolution and form a govermemnt.
