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Causes of the American Revolution 1
Causes of the American Revolution 2
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The penalties for the Boston Tea Party

What is pay back for the tea and lost control of Massachusetts government.

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A fight between British soldiers and colonists.... 5 colonists were killed.
What is the Boston Massacre
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The British were surprised at the colonists reaction to taxes because

What is Great Britain had just fought a war for them and wanted a little money back.

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This act taxed sugar and molasses, and was strictly enforced

What is The Sugar Act

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Allowed the East India Tea Company of Britain to sell tea in America at a cheap price. Made taxed tea even cheaper than smuggled tea. They were still upset and didn't buy the tea.
What is The Tea Act
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Made an engraving of the Boston Massacre

Who was Paul Revere

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Taxed anything on paper (newspapers, documents, playing cards)

What is The Stamp Act

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Dozens of Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians and boarded ships in Boston Harbor illegally. They threw the unwanted tea into the Harbor.
What is The Boston Tea Party
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After what war did Britain start taxing the colonists to help pay back the war debt?

What is the French and Indian War

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Taxed tea, glass, lead, paints, and paper that the colonies imported. Also established the use of Writs of Assistance

What is The Townshend Act

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What was the first way the colonist were taxed?
What is The Sugar Act
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The British government drew a boundary line in the Appalachian Mountains and forbid colonists from settling the lands west of the line

What is the Proclamation of 1763

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Parliament's reaction to the Boston Tea Party. Was a punishment for Massachusetts and a warning to other colonies.

What is The Coercive/Intolerable Acts

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Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"

Who was Patrick Henry

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This was a problem for the colonists, who had no say in the rules against them

Taxation without representation