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Acts Towards the American Revolution

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Proclamation of 1763

Colonists...do not cross the Appalachian Mountains!
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The stamp act

For every piece of paper  a stamp and a tax is required
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The quartering act

Provide for the British soldiers--Feed, clothe, and house them!
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townshend acts of 1767

Tea, glass, lead, paper and paint are added to the tax list.
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The boston massacre

Nasty first snowball fight=5 civilians dead.
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tea act+boston tea party

Pay for your tea...later on...dump all tea dressed as Indians!
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intolerable acts

  • Port of Boston closed, until colonists paid the dumped tea
  • Royal governor banned town meetings
  • British officials goes to trial in Britain when accused of crimes
  • New Quartering Act passed in 1774
  • Boycott to British goods

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