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Tax introduced on legal documents to pay for defense of colonies.
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Stamp act repealed after merchants protesting due to their goods not being bout and officials being threatened.
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Tax on products colonies needed; glass,lead, paints, paper,and tea
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5 colonists killed after mob on one lone guard. The guard had called for help, someone shouted "fire" & British men shot down 5 colonists.
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British lowered the price of tea extremely. Led to the Boston Tea Party
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colonists dressed as natives stormed into the Boston harbor and dumped 23 thousand pounds of tea into the harbor. British ships were burned.
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A british warship, named the Gaspée, burned, and the captain was terribly wounded
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Brought together Representatives from each colony, except Georgia, to discuss their response to the British "Intolerable Acts".
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- King closed Boston harbour to everything but British ships he sent lots of British troops to Boston. the colonists had to house and feed the troops. (if the colonists didn't do this, they would be shot)
- British officials could only be tried in Britain for crimes, which left the british free to do whatever they wanted in the colonies .
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Colonists send troops to Boston, 1st shots were fired for the revolution.
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British troops sent to the fort were shot down one by one, even though the americans had close to no powder, and the british were down by half their men
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Delegates of the 13 colonies gathered in Phladelphia and sent an olive branch to King George.
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A book published about republicanism & independence
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50 men signed the declaration of freedom from Britain
