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Stamp Act
The Parliament passed the Stamp Act which required the colonists to pay tax on paper, documents, and playing cards. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Acts were passed by the British Parliament which had taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an event during the 1700s in which British soldiers killed five colonists in Boston. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an event in which colonists protested against British taxes in which Bostonian protestors dumped tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were the American name for the Coercive Acts, which Parliament passed in 1774 to control the colonies. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a group of delegates representing all the American colonies, except Georgia, that met in 1774.