The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
The Townshend Act
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
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When did the sugar act happen

April 5, 1764

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What was The Stamp Act

The Stamp Act was a tax put on the American colonies by the British in 1765.  It said they had to pay a tax on all sorts of printed materials such as newspapers

100

What was the Townshend Act 

Various laws passed by the British government on the American Colonies

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When did the Boston Massacre happen

March 5, 1770

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Where did the Boston Tea party happen

Boston December 16, 1773

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Where did The Sugar Act Take Place 

13 colonies

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When did The Stamp Act happen

October 7, 1765 - October 25, 1765

200

Where did the Townshend Act take place 

In the American colonies in 1767

200

Where did the Boston Massacre happen

Boston

200

Where did the Boston Tea Party take place


Boston, Massachusetts

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Who was involved in The Sugar Act 

George Greenville

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Who was involved in the Stamp Act 

British Parliament

300

Who was involved in the Townshend Act

British Government and American Colonies

300

Who was involved in the Boston Massacre

Colonist and British soliders 

300

Who was involved in the Boston Tea Party

Patriot leader Samuel Adams

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Why did The Sugar Act happen

To gain more money for the British 

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Why did the Stamp Act happen

To replenish their finances after the 7 year war with France

400

Why did the Townshend Act happen

The British wanted to get the colonies to pay for themselves 

400

Why did the Boston Massacre happen

To enforce British tax laws

400

Why did the Boston Tea Party happen

The British were taxing without representation

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How was this act the cause of the American Revolution/Revolutionary war

Made colonist angry because they had to pay a tax on sugar

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Why did the stamp act anger colonist 

Because the British put a ta on stamps in the colonies so the British could get out of debt from the war

500

Why did the Townshend act anger colonist 

It was unfair to tax them without representation

500

Why did the Boston Massacre anger the colonist 

They were angry over the Townshend act 

500

Why did the Boston Tea Party anger the colonist 

Taxation without Representation