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sugar act
the sugar act was passed by the British parliment. Maderira wine and sugar was taxed in the Americas. The parliment taxed the colonies to get money for millitary expenses. This agnered the colonists. -
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pre revolutuionary war
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stamp act
The parliment requried colonists to pay tax on every piece of printed papers and stamps. The parliment taxed american colonies. The money collected by the stamp act was to be used to help pay for the coast of defending and protecting the American frontier near the appalation mountains. The colonist were angered and started to protest. -
sons of liberty
The sons of liberty were a group of Artisians and shopkeepers. They wanted liberty. They meet in boston. The Sons of lberty formed because they did not want the stamp act. The sons of liberty started a rebellion. -
townshead acts
The townshead acts were Charles Townshead ideas and were passed by the British Parliment. The townshead acts were passed to show the colonist that the british stll had controll over them. The british taxed tea,paper,glass,lead and paint. The colonists thought that they were being unfairly taxed -
Boston Massacre
The pressance of British troops in the colonies were extremily unwelcomed. The Boston Massacre took place in the streets of Boston. The growing tension and the need to protect themselvs caused the red coats to fire their weponds. 5 colonists were killed and 6 others were injured. -
committees of correspondence
The patriot leaders come together. It was a provisional patriot emergency government. They came togethere in Boston. the patriot leaders established the committees of correspondance in responce to British policy on the eve of the American Revolution. -
Tea Act
The tea act was passed by the british parliment on May 10 1773. The tea act taxed tea. The tea act was passed to save their factoring East Inian company. This was the final spark for the revolutionary movment in Boston. -
Boston tea party
The Boston tea party was a protest by the sons of liberty in Boston. Colonist boarded three ships carring tea. The colonist dumped the tea into the boston harbor.This was a riestance movment. -
first continential congress.
There were only 12 colonies at the first coninetial congress, Georga was not there.They meet at carpenders hall in Pennsilvania. They meet together in responce of the intoliriable acts. There were 56 members presant at the first continential congress. -
Intolirable Acts
These acts were passed by the British parliment. The parliment closed the Boston Harbor. The parliment made it so British troops in America had to be trialed in Britian. And Britian waas in charge of Bostons town meetings.
