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the sugar act
the sugar act was put in place for multiple reasons, one pf the reasons was to decrease the smuggling of goods to avoid taxes. this act also lowered the taxes in the molasses act. this Dax was not direct and was incorporated into the cost of sugar. those who refused to abide by this rule had British troops search property. this tax caused in increase in price on imports and minimized the amount of exports to Britain. -
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pre-revolutionary war events
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the stamp act
the stamp act was a tax placed on stamped items such as paper, important documents, playing cards, etc. this act was put in place during the 7 years war and was used to help pay for British troops that were stationed in colonies. this act was absolutely not approved by the colonists and anyone who violated this act was prosecuted by a court system that had no jury. this also took place anywhere in the British empire. these taxes started an uproar of protests among the colonists -
quartering act
the quartering act required colonists to house British soldiers in barracks or living spaces that were supplied by the colonies or colonists (the the British empire like it should have been). if barracks were too small they were to be housed in businesses such as inns and taverns. the effect this had on the American colonists was an irritating one. they apposed this law because they were paying for there housing in a time of peace. -
Townshend act
the Townshend acts were a taxation on goods imported to the American colonies. these taxes were used to pay back debts from the French Indian war. this was a tax on glass, paint, and tea. this act was repealed after four years. at this point the British had also repealed the stamp act. -
the Boston Massacre
the Boston Massacre was a confrontation between the British soldiers and the colonists that had a fatal ending. after being harassed by the colonists, the British soldiers accidentally fired one shot into the crowd causing chaos to ensue which then naturally meant more shots were fired into the crowd. the aftermath of this massacre was used as propaganda for the sons of liberty to strike up the rebellion -
the tea act
the tea act was a tax on tea (duh). these taxes were used to pay back on a bad investment made in the east India company, this investment was made by the British. the east India company was on the verge of bankruptcy and needed to have the debts payed back somehow, hence this act was put in place. this caused the sons of liberty to react and the Boston tea party then took place -
Boston tea party
the Boston tea party was caused by the tea act of 1773. the sons of liberty dressed as Indians and dumped a large import of tea into the Boston Harbor. the lost goods totaled $1-$3 million dollars. Great Britain saw this as a threat to monarchy. I response they instilled the coercive acts. -
coercive acts
the coercive acts were a list of acts put in place after the Boston tea party ("punishment"). 1. Boston port act/ closed the port of Boston. 2. mass. govt. act/ repealed the mass. charter and gave royally appointed governor power to veto. 3. justice act/ fair trial to British officials charged with capitol offenses. 4. 2nd quartering act/ essentially the same as the first one. 5. Quebec act/ this granted emancipation for catholic French-speaking settlers of the province. 1st continental congress -
1st continental congress
in the first continental congress, delegates from each 13 colonies (not including Georgia) et in Philadelphia to organize some sort of colonial resistance against the parliaments coercive acts. they came up with writing two documents, the olive branch partition and th declaration of independence, the declaration was sent to parliament first and the king saw this as a slap in the face and officially clarified the colonies in a state of rebellion. -
olive branch partition
the olive branch partition was created by John Dickinson to send to the British parliament to sort of say "we do want you mad at us but we also don't want to pay your taxes." the document portrayed the colonists to sound as if they were loyal subjects. all the colonists wanted were to have the hostile presence of troops removed and somehow come to a negotiation with the monarch. document meant to appease the king instead it set him off. king declared colonists in state of rebellion