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what are the four causes of the revolution?
the seven years' war the age of enlightenment and restrictions on trade no taxation without representation
what act was introduced in 1765
the stamp act
when did the seven years' war start and end?
1756-1763
what groups organised boycotts of british goods
Sons of Liberty
what were the 13 colonies
maryland, massachusetts, new york, new hampshire, new jerseyn north carolina, south carolina, rhode island, pensylvania, georgia, deleware, virginia, connecticut
when did the stamp act begin?
1765
what was the stamp act?
the stamp act was when all legal documents had to have a government stamp which also had to be paid for.
name three things the stamp had to be on?
newspapers, wills and even playing cards
when was the quartering act
1765
what was the quartering act
it was to imposed taxes to cover the cost of soldiers
when was the act withdrawn
1766
which act was imposed in 1767
the townsend act
what did the act do?
it imposed taxes on things such as tea, glass and paint
what did the soldiers do
they opened fie and five people were killed
what was this known as
the boston massacre
what act started in 1773
the tea act
what did the sons of liberty do that made the day be called the boston tea party
they dressed as native americans and dumped 342 crates of tea into the boston harbour
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