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Revolution Build up
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Treaty of Paris
The British win the french and indian war, french gives territory to British -
Sugar Act
The sugar act actually reduced the tax on molasses but reinforced the implamentation of the tax which angered colonists who were used to a sysstem of Salutary Neglect -
Stamp Act
Stamp on all printed documents. taxed for stamps -
Quatering Act
Under this act colonials must provide housing and supplies for British soldiers in their country -
Declaratory Act
Repeals stamp act BUT reaffirms England's ability to make laws to regulate the colonies -
Townshend Act
townshend act taxes paper, led, paint, glass, and tea. These taxes are for the sole purpose of generating revenue for England -
Boston Massacre
A small battle between the British and Colonists, only resulted in 4 deaths -
Tea Act
The colonists didnt agree with the duty on tea and this act just reinforced that -
Boston tea party
Colonists got fed up and rebelled on the british taxes on tea -
Intolerable act
closed port of boston until tea was paid for, took awway MA right to self govern