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Causes of the AR
Battle of Lexington and Concord
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What product does the Stamp Act tax? | It was a tax on any paper products. |
| What is Boycott? | A group of people who decided to stop buying items. |
| Who started the Boycott? | Son of Liberty |
| What did they Boycott? | The Boycott buying paper products. |
| When did the Stamp Act take place? | 1765 |
| When did the Townshend Act take place? | 1769 |
| The Townshend Act imposed duties on what items? | glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea |
| Why did Britain place taxes on these items? | These goods were highly sought after |
| How did the colonists get around to get these items? | They smuggled them. |
| How did parliament handle the colonists reaction? | They repealed all except tax on tea |
| What year did the parliament repeal the Townshend Act? | 1770 |
| What happened to cause the parliament of the reconsider the Tea Act? | The Boston Massacre |
| How did the Boston Massacre begin? | an argument between an wig apprentice and a British soldier |
| What did the colonists do? | they threw snowballs with rocks and sticks inside of them |
| What did the British do in return? | they fired shots into the crowd |
| Who was blamed? | 3 soldiers were found guilty |
| Where were they tried? | Lexington |