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Tea Act.
http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-tea-act
The Tea Act was an event caused by the angered colonists. The dumped over 92,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor. This lead to Revolution, because the British felt threatened. -
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The French and Indian War
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htm
The English and The French battled for colonial domination in North America, The Caribbean, and in India. It was the debt that caused the escalation of tensions leading to the Revolutionary War. -
Proclamation of 1763
http://www.landofthebrave.info/proclamation-of-1763.htm
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by the British King
George III.This proclamation concluded the French and Indian War. Thsi encouraged the Anti-British attiude that eventually culminated the revolutionary war. -
Stamp Act
http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm
the new act was impoed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. The colonists rose in armed rebellion against the British which helped lead up to the Revolutionary War. -
Townshend Acts
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/townshend-acts.html
These acts placed taxes on many of the British products bought by Americans, including , lead, paper, paint, glass, and, tea. These acts helped lead up to the Revolutionary War by rebellion among the colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre started on March 5, 1770. It ignited the Revolutionary War, possibly to the lives taken. http://www.bostonmassacre.net/ -
Intolerable Acts
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htm
This is similar to the Tea Act. The British had lost money. Boston decided that they would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/btp.htm
The Boston Tea Party was when the colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor. What caused them to do this was the British taxes. The British wanted to have a punishment for the colonists.