Great Britain from 1765-1783.It had began with the Stamp Act of 1765, and then the Declaratory Act of 1766 the following year. A few more major events include the Townshend Acts of 1767, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party in 1773. In response to the Boston Tea Party had come the Intolerable Acts in 1774. Those acts include the Boston Port Act, the Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act. The American Revolution took place because of the…
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today.Their are many tragic things that happened. A few of them are the Navigation Acts of 1160, French and Indian war: 1754-1763, Pontiac’s Rebellion, Proclamation of 1763,The Sugar Act of 1764, The stamp Act: 1765,Declaratory Act:1766, The Townshend Act 1767, The Boston Massacre 1770, The Boston Tea Party 1770,Intolerable Act 1774.Their all important. Paragraph 2 The Navigation Acts of 1660…
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135 13 April 2024. The Effects of Exaggeration on the Masses: How Taxation Evolved into the Boston Massacre and then the American Revolution. On March 5th, 1770, eleven protesting civilians were shot and killed after Boston civilians provoked British soldiers (“Today in History - March 5”). According to an anonymous source, five people died in total, and three on the spot. The Boston Massacre is known as a key point in American history, and one that led to the American Revolution. Many…
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STAMP ACT The Stamp Act was passed by the British in March of 1765. The act imposed a tax on ship’s papers, legal documents, licenses, and playing cards. STAMP ACT PROTESTS Boston shopkeepers, artisans, and laborers organized a secret resistance group called the Sons of Liberty. Led by Samuel Adams, the colonial protest prevented any stamps from being sold. TOWNSHEND ACTS Named after Charles Townshend, the leading government minister, who decided a new method of gaining revenue from the…
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Great Britiain's Empire. 1765- The Stamp Act is passed. The Stamp Act was passed as a means to pay for British troops on the American frontier. The colonists were the ones paying for the troops and they violently protested the Act. 1766- The Stamp Act is repealed. 1768- British troops arrive in Boston to enforce laws. 1770- Four workers are shot by British troops stationed in Boston. The American Patriots labeled the killings "The Boston Massacre." 1773- Massachusetts patriots dressed…
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take root, is a plant of rapid growth(George Washington). The British violated all of the colonists political freedom, economic well being,and their safety because parliament passed the sugar act for the money. The boston massacre killed 5 colonists which violated their safety in the colonies. The Intolerable acts is an example of the violation on the colonists political freedom.The colonists were justified in wanting independence with England for three reasons: failure to protect political freedom,…
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The Boston Massacre is one of the most important events that turned into a colonial sentiment against King George III and British acts and taxes. It all started with a street fight that had occurred on March 5, 1770. This fight was between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers who were armed with guns. This lead to the death of 5 colonists, named Crispus Attucks, Patrick Carr, Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, and James Caldwell. After these colonists…
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This act was a tax put up by the british government to tax stamps coming into America. It was one of the factors for the revolutionary war, and the colonies raging trying to get the king to revoke his policies on taxation. The Sons of Liberty, a Patriot group opposed the Stamp Act, advertised the “Boston Massacre” as a battle for American liberty and just cause for the removal of British troops from Boston. Soon after the Boston Massacre had happened, and which this was…
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period that we are going through.They have just not killed five of our people but they have raised the taxes which has led for some of the people to lose their jobs. As for what has happened these past years like the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Stamp Act happened because of the British personnel. As our community grows, we are developing and realizing that Britain is not only causing deaths, but also raising taxes and causing violence, which clearly shows…
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Paul Reveres Engraving of The Boston Massacre Page 1 There is much controversy over the events that occurred on March 5, 1770 in Boston, Massachusetts. On this night while guarding a Boston Custom House, a British sentry begins to be taunted by a group of boys. After reaching his breaking point the soldier hit one of the boys with his musket. Following that a crowd of fifty or sixty people began to crowd around the soldier telling him to call for help. Captain Thomas Preston was…
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