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Parliament passes the Stamp Act
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The Stamp Act is repealed on March 18
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On June 29,Parliament passes the Townshend Acts,which tax items including glass,paint,paper,and tea and incite the American colonists further
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In response to colonists' boycotts,Townshend Acts on April 12 but leaves the tax on tea.
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On December 16,in the Boston Tea Party,disguised Patriots sneak on board 3 ships and toss 342 casks of tea into Boston Harbor.