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Events Leading to Independence

important events leading to the American Revolution

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Proclamation of 1763A Parliament law that said colonies couldn't move west of the Appalachians.
Quartering ActA law by Patliament that required the colonists to quarter, or house, British soldiers and provide them with supplies
Sugar ActColonists had to pay England a tax on sugar and molasses sent to them from England
revenueincome. Britain wanted this from the colonies because they thought it fair that the 13 colonies share in the debt burdon from the French and Indian War.
Stamp ActA Parliament law requiring a tax on all printed documents (diplomas, contracts, wills, newspapers
Boston Tea PartyTo rebel against the Tea Act, many colonists, dressed as Indians, boarded English boats in the Boston harbor and dumped several hundred crates of tea overboard
Boston MassacreTension exploded with violence as colonists taunted British sentries on guard at the Custom House in Boston. The soldiers fired and Crispus Attucks and 4 other colonists died.
Tea ActParliament passed this law that forced colonists to pay taxes on and buy only tea from a British tea company. Colonists had been paying no tax on tea smuggled from Holland.
Intolerable ActParliament retaliated after the Boston Tea Party with these acts that closed Boston's port until the tea damage was paid for. Britain also refused to let the colonists assemble.


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