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stamp act
new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used -
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Events prior to Am. Revolution
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Quartering Act
The Quartering Act of 1765 required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
An incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers shot and killed several people while under attack by a mob. ... They fired into the crowd, without orders, instantly killing three people and wounding others. -
Boston Tea Party
Incident in which 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians. -
Beginning of the American Revolution
The Battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the start of the American Revolutionary war on April 19, 1775. The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord.
