Road to Revolution

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Road to Revolution

• A guide to Independence

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Stamp Act

• This was essentially a tax put on things that
  were printed. This might include legal
  documents, newspapers, playing cards, etc.
• The colonists react by boycotting British goods
• Some of these people began to be known as the
  Sons of Liberty
• The Stamp Act was eventually repealed by the
  British

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Declaratory Acts

• The Declaratory Acts stated that British
  Parliament had full authority to make laws over
  all the people of the colonies
• Following this Parliament passed the Townshend
  Acts

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Townshend Acts

• Placed import taxes on common items such as
  glass, lead and tea.
• Colonist opposed this tax and this led to the
  Boston Massacre
• Eventually the British repealed parts of the
  Townshend Acts

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Tea Act

• This Act placed high taxes on tea, and gave the
  British a monopoly on all tea in the colonies
• The colonists reacted with the Boston Tea Party
• Intolerable/Cruelty Acts were a response to the
  tea party and closed the port of Boston and
  required people to quarter soldiers that were
  watching over them