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Navigation Acts
Acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to england and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods. -
Stamp Act
The first internal tax levied directly on American colonist by the British Parliament. The act, which imposed a tax on all paper documents. -
Quartering Act
Required the colonist to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A deadly riot that occured on King Street. A brawl between American colonist and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated to a choactic, blood slaughter. The conflict energized anti-british sentiment and paved the way for the American Revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest in Boston where American colonist were angry at Britian for imposing "Taxtation without Representation". They dumped 342 chest of tea into the harbor.