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sugar act
Parliament passed a tax for the colonies to pay taxes on sugar, to help pay for the money they lost in the war. By passing this tax, it didn’t just affect sugar it also affected coffee, textiles,
Indigo and wine. As a result of the sugar act there was an increase in smuggling throughout the
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proclamation of 1763
The king of Britain set territorial limits where European colonists could settle their territories. This proclamation created a boundary line between the British colonies and native american territory. They use the Appalachian mountains as a boundary. -
stamp act
The stamp act was passed by the British parliament on March 22 1765. This tax required colonists
To pax a tax on everything they printed on paper. Including legal documents, licenses
Newspapers and even playing cards. The british felt good about this tax because the colonies
Were receiving the benefit of the british troops and needed to help pay for the expenses, the
Colonist did no feel the same, they felt it was unfair to tax their goods -
Boston massacre
The Boston massacre was a street fight with a mob throwing snowballs, stones and sticks that resulted in the soldiers firing into the crowd killing five colonists. that resulted in killing five colonists. It took place on March 5th 1770, between a mob and British soldiers. The colonists were rioting due to the parliament passing the sugar and stamp acts without colonist representation. -
Boston tea party
The boston tea party occurred on december 16 1773 when american patriots disguised themselves as mohawk indians. They dumped 342 chests of tea 46 tons into the Boston harbor. Colonists were frustrated about the government imposing no taxation without representation”. -
intolerable acts
These were laws passed by the british parliament to punish the colonists for the boston tea party. One law allowed english soldiers to invade the homes of the colonist. Another law closed down the boston harbor. American colonists were outraged to follow the laws.