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The Stamp Act
Tensions between Britian and the colonist grew after Britian passed the Stamp Act of 1756.Colonial newspapers ,legal documents,and many other printed materials had to be stamped to show a tax was paid. -
stamp act repealed
Many colonist boycotted British goods.As a result ,the Stamp Act was repealed in 1766. -
The boston masacar
Angry colonist called them selves patriots.A fight led in 1770and 5 colonist died were killed,it was called the boston massacre. -
Intolerable Acts
Parliment passed the Intolerable Acts.One act closed Boston's port to most shipping. -
Boston Tea Party
Many colonist boycotted British control of the colonial tea trade.In the the the incident known as the Boston Tea Party,Patriots raided British merchant ships and dumped 342 chests o0f tea overboard. -
minuetemen
Minuetemen was groups of young soildgers in Massachusets known as the patriots. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
700 British soldiers met a group of minutemen in a battle and the british suffered a costly defeat,and tne American Revolution began. -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine published a best selling pamphlet called Common Scense.Thomas made the case for independence,he argued that King GeorgeIIIwas an enemy to liberty.Paine said that common sense led to one ending,separation. -
What Paines Words meant
Paines powerful words perswaded more colonist to support indepedence.The Continental Congress liked the idea of seperation. -
The Declaration of Indepndence
The congress adopted the Declaration of Independence,drafted by Thomas Jefferson outlined the reasons for breaking from britian.Found all information in Prentice Hall America History of our nation summmary 2.3.
