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Enlightenment
Change of the way of thinking of human beings. Church wasn't the center of the universe and human reasoning started to be important, they tried to look for scientific explanations about the world -
Sugar act
The British government applied taxes to the sugar importation into the colonies order to increase the inhabitants revenues. "No taxation without representation" -
Currency Act
Law approved by the British parliament that pretended to control the currency system of the 13th colonies in order to reduce the national debt. It prohibited any new Bills of Credit. -
Quartering act
The British parliament said that each colony assemble should provide the basic needs to its soldiers. This in order to help each troop´s development. -
Stamp act
The British parliament approved the application of taxes to every single printed paper the colonialists used. This included newspapers, licenses, legal documents, etc. -
Townshend act
The British parliament applied new importing taxes on British´s goods like paint, paper, glass, etc. This in order to maintain the British troops in America. -
Boston massacre
After seeing some disturbs, British soldiers who were quartet in the city, killed five people. This mobs were caused by the Townshend act. -
Tea act
The British East India Company in London was in financial trouble, so they impose a tax on tea. People started to buy tea in a ilegal way. This led to the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston tea party
This was caused by the Townshend and Tea acts. People threw tea boxes into the sea as a way to protest. -
Intolerable acts
Also known as the Restraining Acts and the Coercive Acts. Four of them aimed at punishing the Boston Tea Party Facts. The fifth was related to Quebec an Ohio. -
American Revolution
Also known as the United States War of Independence or American Revolutionary War. The 13 colonies of America got independent from Great Britain. -
