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Sugar Act Passed
The Sugar Act was a tax passed by British onto the American Colonists that taxed required the colonists to pay an extra tax on sugar and molasses -
Stamp Act Passed
The Stamp Act was passed by British Parliament onto the American Colonists. It taxed all printed paper. This included legal papers, newspapers, playing cards, and so much more -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of taxes place on the American Colonists by British Parliament that was used to pay the judges and governors who remained faithful to Britain in the colonies. These taxes were placed on glass, paint, oil, and other necessary things used by Colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight that took place in the streets of Boston, Massachusetts between British soldiers, that had been moved in to keep colonists cooperating with the new taxes, and some American Colonists. It started when the Colonists began throwing snowballs, sticks, and rocks at the soldiers. The soldiers then retaliated by open firing into the crowd, killing 5 people. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-boston-massacre -
Tea Act
The British Parliament passed the Tea Act on to American Colonists. This was a tax on a tea bought from Britain. Britain had a monopoly (or owned all of the tea) to be bought in the Colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party took place in Boston, Massachusetts. It was an act of rebellion done by the Colonists. The Colonists boarded British ships and threw all of the tea that was on board, into the harbor.
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Intolerable or Coercive Acts
The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts were placed on the American Colonists by the British as a result of the Boston Tea Party. They were a series of laws passed to punish the colonists for their rebellion. This included closing the Port at Boston, restricted Massachusetts from having town meetings, it made British officials immune from being in trouble with the law in Massachusetts, and the Quartering act which made the Colonists house and feed British troops -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress consisted of 12 representatives from the 13 Colonies in Pennsylvania from September until October. They wrote the Declaration of American Rights, which included the rights to life, liberty, and property. It established that Parliament had no rights over the colonists, Parliament had no rights or power over them. The colonists, did still love their king.
