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On March 22, 1765, The Stamp act occurred requiring colonists to pay a tax on almost all printed materials. This was the first time Parliament imposed a direct tax on the colonies, angering them and eventually leading to protest.

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On March 5, 1770 colonists threw rocks and snowballs at British soldiers leading to the soldiers to kill a total of five colonists.

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On December 16, 1773 the colonists protested against British taxes by dumping tea into the harbor.

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After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the colonists for destroying the tea. They closed the trading port until the colonists could pay off the fees of the destroyed tea. The colonists referred to it as the 'Intolerable Acts'.

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In 1774, delegates from every American colony except Georgia met in Philadelphia. Here, Patrick Henry presented his 'Give me Liberty or Give me Death' speech, the Boycott on all British imports was announced, and launched new governments, bypassing the Parliament and the British King.