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Stamp Act
Parliament placed a tax on anything printed in the colonies. -
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Causes of the American Revolution
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The Townshend Acts
Laws passed by Parliament that placed a tariff on goods such as paper, wool, and tea imported from Britian. Colonists boycotted these goods refusing to buy British Products -
Boston Massacre
A group of colonists surrounded a group of British Soldiers in Boston. The Soldiers started firing on the colonists, killing five people. -
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists were upset when Parliament passed the Tea Act, forcing them to pay a tax on tea. They dumped three British ships filled with tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Contintental Congress
Leaders from most colonies met to decide to stop trade with Britian and to organize militias that coule be ready to fight if necessary. -
The Shot Heard Round the World
BrainPOP The start of the American Revolution.
