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The Stamp act
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act imposed a direct tax by the British parliment on the colonies of British America. It also required materials that had to be printed on stamp paper that has revenue stamp that was from London. -
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Events lead up to the American Revolution
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The Boston Massacre
Boston Masacare
The Boston Massacre- Street fight between patriot mob occured. Snowballs,stones,and sticks were thrown at a mob of British soldiers. The presence of British soldiers was not welcome. Several colonists were killed. This led to campaign by speech-writters to rouse the ire of citizenry. -
The Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party
A group of about 200 men, who called themselves the "Sons of Liberty",some disgused as indians,assembled on a hill nearby. The crowd marched two- by- two to the warf, decended upon the three ships and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the harbor waters. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Act
The Intolerable Acts were created because the British were mad. The intolerable Acts consisted of five parts:Boston port,Massachusetts Government, administration of justice, Quartering Act, and the Quebec act. This caused the American Revolution. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The British were sent to destroy the minuteman's animation and capture John Hancock and Samuel Adams. As the British soldiers headed back to Boston, they were attacked by the Minutemen. By the time the soldiers reached Boston, 73 British soldiers were dead and 174 more were wounded. In the days fighting, 49 patriots were killed, and 39 more were wounded.
