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Sugar Act
The Parliament of Great Britain taxes the 13 colonies on molasses and sugar. It was thought that it would raise revenue of Britain, yet it ended up giving America another reason to revolutionize against England. -
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Pre-Revolutionary War
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Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a group of patriots that's sole purpose was to protect the rights of the colonists. Their most famous work/job was partaking within the Boston Tea Party. Jon Hancock was a Son. -
Stamp Act of 1765
A tax that required all goods in the colonies (paper goods) to be printed on paper that was stamped with a revenue stamp. Ironically, the purpose of this act was to pay for troops in the colonies. Like the sugar act, it recieved a negative response, not only from the colonies, but from other merchants whose exports were threatened by the stamp act through being exacerbated. -
Townshend Acts
This was a collection of acts, or taxes, imposed (originally) by Charles Townshend. They, like all taxes, received a negative outlook by the colonists. -
Boston Massacre
Also known as the "Bloody Masacre", this killing took place on King Street in Boston. 4 men were killed while angry unemployed workers began throwing various objects at a group of soldiers. The soldiers retaliated with the abuse by firing into the crowd. 6 soldiers were acquitted, yet only 2 were convicted of manslaughter. They recieved a branding on their hands. -
Committees of Correspondence
These original committees were shadow governments that went against traditional colonial legislature. They disliked Britain and worked against England. They also helped topple the imperial system as a whole in the colonies. -
Tea Act
The British Parliament passes a tax on tea from the East India Company, to which there was an extreme surplus. Again, it got a negative outcome, leading to the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty dressed up as native americans dump an enourmous amount of tea into the Massacheusetts Bay Harbor. The harbor is soon shut down after. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of acts used to "punish" the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. These acts were seen as hostile towards the rights of the colonists, particularly Massacheusetts. -
1st Continental Congress
A convention of represantatives of 13 colonies (not Georgia) that met in Carpenters' Hall in Pennsylvania. They met briefly to discuss topics including boycott of British goods.
