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Townshend Act was the series of taxes levied on goods imported into the colonies. This included things like Glass,lead,paint,papper and tea were all taxed. There was an attack on the British officals that escaled and the British sent soliders to boston so that they would keep the peace. The British government thought the colonists should help pay the cost of their protection.  In response to new taxes, the colonies again decided to discourage the purchase of British imports.

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Townshend Acts". Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/event/Townshend-Acts. Accessed 19 October 2023.

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The Stamp Act was the first internal tax on American colonists by the British Parliament. The Stamp act was imposed on tax on all papper documents in the colonies. It was also used to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years’ War. Only colonies assemblies had the right to tax "No taxation without representation" Further, those accused of violating the Stamp Act could be exiled

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Stamp Act". Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Oct. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/event/Stamp-Act-Great-Britain-1765. Accessed 19 October 2023.

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The Declaratory act was the British parliament that accompanied the repeal of the stamp act. The Parliament’s taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. The Declaratory Act "was to stifle all differences by the establishment of an undeniable principle" the act stated that "all resolutions, votes, orders, and proceedings" in the colonies that denied or questioned Parliament's power and authority to make laws binding the colonies "in all cases whatsoever"

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Declaratory Act". Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Oct. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/Declaratory-Act-Great-Britain-1766. Accessed 19 October 2023.

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The Boston massacre took place in the 1770. More than 2,000 british soldiers occupied the city of 16,000 colonist and tried to enforce british tax laws. Some of the tax laws included things like the Stamp Act,Townshend Act and the Declatory act. The whole purpose of the rally was because of "no taxation without respresation". The tension that was building up between the British Soldier and the american  colonist were deadly and it was not good for anyone to be around. People were dying left and right

https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre

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The Boston Tea Party started in 1773. The Boston Tea Party was a protest that happened in Massachusetts. The American colonist were angry at Britain. They began using the phrase, “no taxation without representation”. They dumped 342 chests of tea, which was from the British East India Companies. This was one of the first major events that took place. It showed Great Britain that Americans would not tolerate taxation without proper representation in the government.

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Boston Tea Party." Encyclopedia
Britannica, 19 Oct. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/event/
Boston-Tea-Party. Accessed 19 October 2023.

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The Tea Act started in 1773. The Tea Act's main purpose was not to raise revenue from the colonies but to bail out the floundering east india company. The British government granted the company a monopoly on the importation and sale of tea that were made in the colonies.The colonists had never accepted the constitutionality of the duty on tea, and the Tea Act rekindled their opposition to it. The direct sale of tea, via British agents, would also have undercut the business of local merchants.

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Tea Act". Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Jun. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/Tea-Act. Accessed 19 October 2023.

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The Intolerable acts were a series of four laws that were passed  by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts bay, the four acts were the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act. These acts caused a strong colonial resistance. One of the acts being The Boston port act this made supplies being transported from any other country illegal, this caused an outrage due to businesses having to shut down and workers going poor the only imports allowed were provisions for the British Army and necessary goods, such as fuel and wheat. The Quartering Act was one of the  main Coercive Acts, This applied to all of the colonies, it allowed high-ranking military officials to demand better accommodations for troops and to refuse inconvenient locations for quarter . All four of these acts were meant to break Massachusett bays colony and warn others not to follow in their footsteps

"Olive Branch Petition." American Battlefield Trust, 2023, www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/olive-branch-petition#:~:text=The%20Olive%20Branch%20Petition%20was,Congress%20met%20according%20to%20adjournment. Accessed 19 Oct. 2023.

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The Olive Branch Petition by Congress on July 5, 1775, to be sent to the King as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared. The Petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and the citizens knew their rights as British citizens. The point of the Olive Branch petition was for the citizens and King to make peace so there was no war. Even after the citizens pleas to make peace The King refused to hear them out.

"What was the Olive Branch Petition." American Revolution Museum, www.jyfmuseums.org/learn/research-and-collections/essays/ what-was-the-olive-branch-petition. Accessed 19 Oct. 2023.

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The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the kick off of the American Revolutionary War. Tenison was starting to form for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities. Hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire. This was the start to many events

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Battles of Lexington and Concord."
Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/event/
Battles-of-Lexington-and-Concord. Accessed 19 October 2023.

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The Treaty of Paris took place in 1783. The Treaty of Paris was known as the thing that ended the American revolutionary war. The people that were involved in the treaty of paris was Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay negotiated the peace treaty with representatives of King George III of Great Britain. The Mississippi River to the United States, doubling the size of the new nation and paving the way for westward expansion for the treaty of paris.

"Treaty of Paris." History.com, A&E Television Networks, 21 June 2023,
www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/treaty-of-paris. Accessed 19
Oct. 2023.

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This picture represents what it was like in the boston masscare. Captain Preston ordered his men to load their muskets and then proceeded to tell the mob to leave Having not went home, the crowd continued to taunt the soldiers saying that they were going to fire their weapons and to throw snowballs, ice, and oyster shells.  Captain Preston and the seven other soldiers soon turned themselves in to an stand trial.Six of the eight soldiers were charged with murder, while Kilroy and Montgomery were found guilty of manslaughte

"250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre." Boston National Historical Park,
www.nps.gov/articles/250th-anniversary-of-the-boston-massacre.htm. Accessed
20 Oct. 2023.

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The people of Boston were extremely upset with the taxes given to them by the British Parliament. This passage was written and signed by the people saying how unfair it was.

"Boston, December 2, 1773: Whereas is has been reported that a Permit ..." Massachusetts Historical Society, www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=397&mode=large&img_step=1&. Accessed 20 Oct. 2023.

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