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Under salutary neglect the colonial assemblies were given the right to tax their people, however the British Parliament felt as if they were the ones responsible to do so.

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The French and Indian war was started by George Washington in 1753. There was a conflict between the French and the Natives VS. the colonists and British. Because this war was so costly, 1+ million dollars, the British Parliament began to pose high taxes on the colonists.

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The proclamation started when a theoretical line was drawn on the border of each colony to mark the boundaries of their land. Britain responded to colonists protests by passing a law saying they could not settle or relocate beyond the "line". Unfortunately, the colonists broke out in fury because they had just won that land in the recent war.

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The Stamp Act of 1765 was a direct tax on colonists that required stamps and all paper products to have a tax on them once sold. "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" this was a rallying cry the colonists began to chant; they believed their local govt. systems should be the one placing taxes. The Stamp Act Protest that the colonists started resulted in the Brits enforcing standing armies among the colonies. Finally in 1776 the Parliament repealed the act.
The Townshend Act (1767) was enforced to place taxes on glass, paints, tea, lead, and paper. However by 1770, it was repealed.
Intolerable acts lead to the closing of the Boston Harbor (one of the largest ports for merchants) and allowed the officers to quarter troops.

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Organized Protest Groups of the 1700's (5)

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Organized Protest Groups of the 1700's (5)

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The early political cartoon "Join or Die" was drawn by Ben Franklin in 1754. This was the beginning of the Stamp Act Congress which was used to try and apply certain changes to colonies due to the large amount of taxes being paid.
The Sons of Liberty was created to enforce boycotts on the British Parliament. "Anti-Parliament" was commonly printed in newspapers.
The First Continental Congress was a response to the intolerable acts. The group decided to boycott British goods and no longer send goods to England.
The Second Continental Congress was brought together before the war of Lexington and Concord. In 1776, the congress some how breaks ties with Britain. This becomes the overall government for the 13 colonies.

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The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770. 5 men were killed by soldiers that were sent to help a man who was being harassed by an angry crowd. This lead to the repeal of the townshend act, and those soldiers being removed from Boston.
The Boston tea party occurred in Boston as well, this was when the tea was thrown overboard.