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Navigation Acts

Stamp Act

Quartering Act

Boston Massacre

Intolerable/Coercive Acts

2nd Continental Congress

The Navigation Acts was a law that the British passed that made it illegal to trade with anyone else other than the British, and sometimes the colonists could only use British ships

The colonists got mad because their trade was restricted

The Stamp Act was a tax, that included paper products including playing cards.

The colonists got mad because they now had to pay to have fun with the playing cards (since they loved them) so they boycotted in protest

The Quartering Act meant that the colonists had to give food and bedding to the soldiers in America.

The colonists were mad because they had to pay taxes and now had to feed the soldiers with their own money.

The Boston Massare was actually a misunderstanding because there was a fire and the colonists yelled "Fire!!!" so the soldiers fired their guns at them.

The colonists got mad at them because they shot for no reason so they started to make propaganda.

The Intolerable/Coercive Acts was a form a punishment that banned the colonists from the port because of the Boston tea party.

The colonists got mad so they created the First Continental Congress

The 2nd Continental Congress was a meeting where 3 important decisions were made. one of them was that they made the declaration of independence, they also made the articles of confederation, and made George Washington the first president