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Sweet 16

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

16 IMPORTANT HISTORIC EVENTS

SAM ADAMS-1764

Made the "no taxation without our representation" slogan.
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KING GEORGE 111

Convinced parliament to creat taxes to get more money.

JOSIAH QUINCY AND JOHN ADAMS

Defendants of soldiers after Boston massacre.
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TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION

"No taxation without representation" is a slogan originated and used during the 1750s and 1760s
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SUGAR ACT- APRIL 5, 1764

British parliament put taxes on molasses and sugar.

STAMP ACT-MARCH 22, 1765

Colonists have to pay for stamp when buying a paper item.

Sons of Liberty

First seen in the Late 1765's. A group of people who rebel against laws an taxes.

REPEAL OF STAMP ACT-MARCH 17, 1766

Stamp act is repealed.

TOWNSHEND ACTS-JUNE 15,-JULY 2, 1767

Put taxes on glass, lead, tea, and paper.

BOSTON MASSACRE-MARCH 5, 1770

A fight that broke out between Rebels and lobster backs.
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COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE -NOVEMBER 2, 1772

Spread information ideas to colonies.

THE TEA ACT-MAY 10, 1773

There was no tax on tea but gave a tax break to EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY.
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BOSTON TEA PARTY-DECEMBER 16, 1773

Colonists dressed up as Indians and climbed aboard the ship and threw all the tea overboard.

INTOLERABLE ACTS-MARCH 24, 1774

A series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774.

BRITISH PARLOMENT-1764~1774

Made many laws that upset the colonists.
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