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The Stamp Act
The New tax was imposed on all american colonist required them to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they use -
the coercive acts
the coercive acts which closed Boston harbor until resolution was paid for the destroyed tea replaced the colonys elected council with one appointed by the British -
the virginia stamp act revolution
the stamp act of 1765 which imposed a tax on the british colonies in north america and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced in london -
Townshned acts
the townshned acts were a series of taxes and laws imposed upon the colonists.The first the townshened revenue act placed a tax on glass,oil,lead,paper and lead -
Boston massacre
Prior to the Boston massacre the British had instituted a number of new taxes on the American colonies including taxes on tea,glass,paper,paint,and lead -
the boston tea party
the act gave the company extended favorable treatment under tax regulations so that it could sell tea at a price that undercut the american merchants -
French and Indian war
the seven year war called the french and Indian war in the colonies lasted from 1756 to 1763 forming a chapter in the imperial struggle between Britian and France called the second hundred years -
Intorable acts
the laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the tea party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British to the detriment of colonial goods -
Lexington and concord
the battles of lexington and concord were the first Amerincan revolutionary war battles. -
declaration of independence
we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness
