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A act that required that colonists furnish and provide shelter for British soilders.
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Tarring and Feathering was a punishment that was widely used. After the enactment of the stamp act, no stamp act or tax collector was left to tar and feather. It was a weapon used against many acts, such as the Townsend Act.
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The murder of 5 American Civilians by British Soilders that were in place to enforce taxes.
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The Gaspee were giving chase to a merchant ship when the Gaspee was boarded and the lieutenant was wounded and the ship set aflame.
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Result of the Tea Act. An incident where large amounts of tea stay'd unsold and was sold to the colonies at bargain prices. Many colonies turned the ships back, held them in port, or let the tea rot on the docks. All these led up to the Boston Tea Party.
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A bill stating British officials may not be tried in provicial court for capital crimes.
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Gave british complete control of town meetings and civil affaries.
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The bill stated that the canadian borders to cut off the western.
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The port of boston to be closed until the damages for the Tea Party were reimbursed.
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12 out of thirteen colonies sent delegates sent to the first continental congress. Rather than going after independence, they sought after rights to the wrongs that Britan had done.
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Paul Revere was instucted by Dr. Hoseph warren to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts. To warn Samuel Adams and Johm Handcok were marching to apprehend them. While in charlse town, Paul borrowed a horse, and along his trek to lexington. As he grew closer to Sameul Adams and John Hancocks place of stay. Where he madee as much noise, and alarm that he could.
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As british soilders were heading back to boston, they were attacked by minutemen. When the soldiers reached boston, 73 british died, and 174 more wounded
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The Olive Branch Petition was introduced, a statement of abiding loyalty to the kind, but disapproval of the actions of his minisiters and parliament.
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Common Sense was a phamplet published by Thomas Paine. It pushed for a immediate Decloration of independce.It set fire to the movement of what we call the Revolutionary War.
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A document stating independence from British rule. It drew heavily from George Mason's Virginia Declaration of Rights. Thomas finished the first draft and submitted it to Benjamin Franklin and John Adams for their input. On July 4th, 1776. 12 of the 13 colonies reached an agreement. It was officially published.
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