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events that lead to the war
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March 1765: The stamp act
Britain needed money for the debt from the war with France. so they taxed Americans imported items from Britain that had a stamp -
june 1767 :tea act
Tax on tea that was exported from Britain to America. instead of having it on all products, it was only on tea and was at a higher price, and they can't get tea from other countries -
march 1770: boston massacre
200 colonists surrounding 7 soldiers. People started taunting them and the soldiers lost their cool. and started to shoot the Americans. -
boston tea party
the americans dumped all of the tea into the ocean out of anger.it was a politcal protest at griffen whaft -
coercive acts
there are 5 coercive acts
The Intolerable Acts
Boston Port Act.
Administration of Justice Act.
Massachusetts Government Act.
Quartering Act.
Quebec Act.