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Stamp Act
The colonist hated the fact they passed the stamp act.It caused them to have to pay for even a simple newspaper. -
Boston Massacre
Seven British soldiers fired into a crowd of volatile Bostonians, killing five, wounding another six, and angering an entire colony. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party is when the colonists threw tea over into the Boston Harbor. Because they were tired of paying taxes on everything and having limited purchasing ability -
The Intolerable Act
Set of laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colonies, Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party -
Common Sense
47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies