Important Scenes of the American Revolution
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- The Boston Tea PartyThe Boston Tea Party was an event that happened in response to Great Britain passing the tea tax. The colonists were enraged that tea from Britain now had a tax, so a group of colonists called the Sons of Liberty threw many crates of British tea into Boston Harbor as a sign of protest.
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- NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!
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- Did the British really think they would get away with a tax on TEA?!? We, the Sons of Liberty, will protest against this tax!
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- We were sent here to restore order against your ruckus riots! We will not stand by to watch you disrespect the Coercive Acts and the crown no longer!
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- The Boston MassacreOn March 5th, 1770, an angry group of patriots were protesting when British soldiers began firing at the protesters, killing 5 people and injuring more.
- WE WILL STAND BY OUR DECISION, NOT THE CROWN!
- WE PROTEST AGAINST THE INTOLERABLE ACTS!!!
- YOU DO NOT BELONG HERE! YOU ARE INTRUDING INTO OUR HOUSES AND EATING OUR FOOD! YOU ARE LIVING IN OUR HOUSES!!
- The Stamp ActThis act helped the colonists' resentment towards the British worsen, as this act passed by the king was one of multiple of the acts passed in order for the British to gain more money to pay for all the damages after the Cherokee War. This act required taxes on paper items. All papers that were bought had to have a stamp to show that the tax was paid.
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- LISTEN UP! Your Royal Highness has now passed the Stamp Act on March 22nd, 1765! From this point on, all paper items will have a tax on it. Paid taxes on paper will be represented with a stamp, so don't you think about getting away with not paying your taxes!
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- I can't believe this! Taxes on newspapers, documents, and pamphlets?!? Playing cards, too? Are they trying to make me poor?
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