Causes of the Revolution
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- Stamp Act
- BURN THE STAMPS!!!
- Quartering Act
- We're moving in.
- Townshend Act
- We can search your house and boats.
- We don't need a warrant
- The British government put a tax on the Americans that says they must pay for a Stamp on important papers. Americans protest buy burning stamps, stopping newspapers, riots, and more.
- Boston Massacre
- FIRE!!!!!!
- The British government allows British soldiers to live in the colonists houses and the colonists must provide them with food and supplies.
- Boston Tea Party
- No more tea.
- The British government put a tax on paint, tea, lead, and other imports. They also said British could search boats or houses without a warrant.
- Coercive/Intolerable Acts
- NO MORE SHIPPING GOODS!!
- The Boston Massacre was where British soldiers in Boston shot and killed 5 people in Boston on March 5, 1770. A large crowd of colonists threatened British soldiers and after panicking or being hit, the soldiers shot into the crowd.
- The People in Boston were mad about a Tea tax so they went on to ships and dumped Tea into the Harbor.
- The British Government punishes Boston for the Boston Tea Party. They don’t let Boston ship goods in and out which destroys their businesses. They shut down all courts in Boston. They also get rid of Massachusetts government.
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