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| King Goeorge III would not allow the colonists to move west if the Appalachain Mountains to prevent fighting with the Native Americans. |
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| lowered the tax on molasses (sugar) to prevent smuggling in the Triangular Trade. |
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| Forced the colonists to house and feed British Soldiers (red coats) |
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| placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies. |
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| placed a tax on all imported goods in the colonies - such as glass, tea, paper, and lead - that the colonists had to inport because they did not produce them. |
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| the townspeople wre marching throught the streets in protest of British troops (red coats) stationed in their city. The soldiers panicked and called for backup. The townspeople threw stones and shells at soldiers and knocked one out, so the other soldiers opened fire, five colonists were killed that day including Crispus Attucks. |
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| Boston Tea Party - (TEA Act) 1773 |
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| Repealed (canceled) the tax on imported goods except for the tax on tea. |
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| group of patriots led by Samuel Adams who protested the Stamp Act and the main participants of the Boston Tea Party |
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| American colonists who wanted to fight for independence from Britain. |
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| American colonists who remained loyal to Briain and opposed the war for independence. |
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