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Sugar act the colonists got mad that this became a thing and it was created by the british government. the sugar tax charged a 3 penny tax on foreign sugar and pretty much anything from outside the country. in 1764
Stamp Act The parliament passed the stamp act. it required a stamp to be purchased for every thing you buy that is paper. In 1765
Colonists Protest (Christopher Gadsden) The colonists protested and they formed groups because they were unhappy with the new laws and they tried to undermine the British government Christopher gadsden was the main leader of the protest. The protest began in 1765 and ended in 1773
“No Taxation Without Representation” The colonists didn't want to pay taxes. Taxes came from the parliament. The colonists thought that they shouldn't have to pay taxes to the parliament because they had no elected members of parliament to speak for them it was in the 13 colonies.
Stamp Act Congress (repeal, boycott) It was when colonists from Massachusetts went and met with the representatives from the other colonies so they could talk about the stamp act. after their talk representatives sent letters to the king and told him to to remove the stamp act.
Declaratory Act the parliament removed the stamp act but they didn't want the colonists to think it was because of their protests so they created the declaratory act which just meant that the parliament could make laws no matter the case. Why?Because of the protest
Townshend Duties Parliament (led by Charles Townshend) Taxed imported paper, paint, glass, and tea to pay colonial governors directly, so assemblies couldn't use that money to control them. Colonists responded with another boycott. To take the "power of the purse" away
Boston Massacre British soldiers and Boston colonist An argument turned into soldiers firing into a crowd, killing five, including Crispus Attucks. Parliament then repealed all Townshend Duties except the tax on tea. Britain still had the power to tax them
Tea act Parliament and the East India Company. passed the Tea Act of 1773, cutting one tea tax and letting the company ship directly to the colonies, giving it control over the tea trade. Colonists feared buying the cheaper tea meant accepting Parliament's right
Boston tea party The East India Tea Company brought tea for people and New York and Philadelphia refused to let it dock. But in Boston some of the people from sons and liberty went on the tea boat pretending to be someone from the Mohawk tribe and dumped the tea of board
The intolerable acts the parliament passed acts, were Boston port act ( they closed the harbor until they paid for the tea ), Another law expanded Britain's authority over Massachusetts, finally the quartering acts let British soldiers stay in peoples houses whenever
First continental congress First Continental Congres. Sent a Declaration of Rights and Grievances to King George III and organized a colony wide boycott of British goods, Goods away if Britain no follow.To pressure Parliament to take away the intolerable acts, all the other ones.
Lexington and Concord This happened because the British people wanted to disarm colonists and rebel leaders. the British went and marched to seize arms and arrest Adams/Hancock Revere told colonists to not hide supplies. Minutemen made British soldiers retreat.
Second continental congress Delegates from 12 colonies. Met in Philadelphia and they agreed to break from Britain, send the king a declaration, and put Washington in charge of the Continental Army. why? Events in Massachusetts had changed everything.
SC Provincial congress Wealthy lowcountry planters. SC formed the Provincial Congress to replace lawmaking bodies; created militia regiments, a Council of Safety, and intercepted mails. Why? A direct response to news of Lexington/Concord
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