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In 1774 colonists from the 13 colonies were sent to the first continental congress after the Intolerable Acts. They started to boycott on goods, after King George III never repealed the Act.

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In 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. Acts were passed to punish for the destruction caused by the Boston Tea Party.

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In 1773 colonists "Sons of Liberty" dressed up as Native Americans. They raided British ships and started throwing containers of tea in the harbor.

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In 1773 the parliament let the British East India Company have a monopoly on tea sales in the Colonies.

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In 1770 there was a protest in Boston. British soldiers opened fire and shot and killed 5 men. This created a huge street fight.

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1767 after the repeal of the Stamp Act the British Parliament created the Townshend Act placing taxes on glass, lead,paper, and paints.

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In 1765 the colonists begin to protest the Stamp Act. There slogan was "no taxation without representation." Representatives for all colonies joined together to form the Stamp Act Congress. They all protested together. Another group formed at this time was the Sons of Liberty. They were a private group of men from the colonies that also played a big role in protesting.

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In 1765 the British imposed a direct tax on colonies on all paper goods

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The colonists have just won the war, Britain pasts a law saying that colonists couldn't have there land. This makes the colonist upset since they have the right to that land.

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1754-1763
The french against the natives and colonists.
Britain decided to make American colonies pay taxes for there troops since they didn't have a lot of money.

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A lot of people who came to America and started the colonies wanted to escape religious persecution. They were worried about having there freedom taken away by the British again.