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Townshed acts
British taxes certain colonial imports and station troops at major colonail ports to protect custom officers -
townshed act
Colonail reaction colonist protest taxtion without represenation and orgainze a new boycott of imported goods. -
Boston Massacre
British aciton taunted by an angry mob, British troops fire into the crowd killing five colonist -
The Boston Massacre
Colonial reaction- Colonial agitators label the conflict a massacre and publish dramatic engraving depicting the vilence -
Tea act
Colonial Reaction- colonist in Boston rebel, dumping 18,000 pounds of East India company tea into Boston Harbor -
Tea Act
Britishgives the East India company special concessions in the colonial tea business and shuts out colonial tea merchants. -
Intolerance ACt
British Actions King George III tightens control over Massachusettes by closing Boston Harbor and quartering troops -
Intolerance Act
Colonial Reaction- colonial leaders from the 1st cotinental congress and draw up a declaration of colonial rights -
The Stamp Act
Britian passes the stamp act a tax law requiring colonist to purchase special stamp to prove payment of tax. -
The Stamp Act
Colonial reaction colonist harass staamp act distributors boycott British goods,and prepare a Declartion of rights and grievances -
Lexington & Concard
British Actions General Gage orders troops to march Concord, Massachusettes and seize colonial weapons -
Lexington & Concorad
Colonial reaction- Mintuem intercept the british and engage in battle first at lexington and then at concord
