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Updated: 7 Sep 2018
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Colonists get taxed on everything
England was in debt and started taxing people to get money
Lasted until King George changed the taxes to only tea.
Colonists protested to the act.Boston MassacreBoston Tea Party
Late at night, people took tea and threw it into the ocean.
Was when taxes were only on tea.
Colonists didn't want to pay taxes at all which lead to them throwing out the tea so that they didn't have to spend anymore money on it.tea/stamp/sugar tax
The Sugar Act was the first of the three
Two of the three were to raise revenue.
There was also another one called the Townshed ActKing Geroge repeals most taxesCommittee of CorrespondenceFirst Continental Congress
Was held in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania
Had to meet a second time because they were turned down
there are 56 peopleThomas Paine "Common Sense"
Talked about how we should be our own
country
There are 49 pages
Led people to believe that we really should
be our own countryDeclaration of Independence
Wasn't signed on July 4.
There is more than one copy
There was somthing writin' on the back of the paperPeriods
French and Indian War
Lasted about 8-9 years
Both England and France were
fighting the Indians for the
land but they weren't working together.
England won the war.
England in major debt.Colonist Protest
The colonies protested against being taxed by
England and Britain
This led up to the Boston tea party
The Massacre happened in this time periodRevolutionary War
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