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These acts were enforced by the British to punish the colonists in Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
These acts angered the colonists, causing the First Continental Congress to form.

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This event was led by Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty. This was an act of defiance against the Tea Tax imposed by the British, and it consisted of the colonists throwing barrels of tea over the ship in the Boston Harbor.

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1st Continental Congress (September 5 - October 26, 1774)

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1st Continental Congress (September 5 - October 26, 1774)

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The First Continental Congress was a meeting consisting of 12 delegates from the colonies. This congress met in response to the Intolerable Acts.

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This battle started the American Revolution. This was the famous night Paul Revere warned the colonists of British attacks.

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They were indirect levies on glass, white lead, paper, and tea.The money gained from this went toward colonial government payments.

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This act was created to reduce the amount of tea owned by the British East India Company. It granted the company a monopoly on American tea sales.

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The Sugar Act cut the tariff on molasses in half. The enforcement of taxes would be stricter.

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This act raised British revenue by requiring a stamp on newspapers along with legal and commercial documents. It was later repealed in 1766.

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The Stamp Act Congress was a conference that protested the Stamp Act in 1765. They sent letters of protest to the king and Parliament.

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This act repealed the Stamp Act. It stated that the taxing authority was the same within America and Britain.

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The Sons of Liberty was an colonial organization that was formed to fight British taxation. This group participated in the Boston Tea Party and voted for battling the Stamp Act in 1765.

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British officers shot and killed five colonists. This happened as a result of British tensions with the colonies.

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The Gaspee was a British customs schooner build for anti-smuggling purposes. It was burned by Rhode Island colonists as a sign of defiance.

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The purpose of the Proclamation of 1763 was to limit colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid conflict with Native Americans. It was created to have no contact with the Native Americans because if there was no contact, then there would be no conflict.