Tax introduced on legal documents to pay for defense of colonies. Americans boycotted British goods, they were angry as they were the only colonies who needed to pay for taxes. Tax collectors were threatened to leave their jobs and protest the stamp act.
Tax on products colonies needed- glass, lead, paints. paper. and tea. The Americans boycotted, and British eventually repealed all take except the one on tea. British sent more troops to American in response to violent protests.
5 colonists killed after mob on one lone guard, the guard had called for help, someone shouted “fire” and British men shot down 5 colonists. This event was used as propaganda as an example of British cruelty.
British lowered the price of tea extremely. Led to the Boston tea party.
Colonists dressed as indians stormed into the Boston Harbor and dumped 23 thousand pounds of tea into the harbor. Also the British ships where burned. Americans believed that the British were trying to steal their independence and freedom.
King George closed Boston harbor to everything but British ships. He sent lots of British troops to Boston, the colonists had to house and feed the troops.
A British warship, named the Gaspee, burned and the captain was terribly wounded.
Brought together representatives from each colony, except Georgia, to discuss their response to the British “Intolerable Acts”.
Colonist send troops to Boston. 1st shots were fired for the revolution. Paul Revere, Silversmith, rides to warn Sam Adams and Hancock of the British arriving in Lexingtkon to find hidden arms caches.
Delegates of the 13 colonies gathered in Philadelphia and sent an olive branch to King George. King George refused and proclaimed the colonies in rebellion.
Am. General Patna was good in combat. He was going to steal canon and set up a fortress which would destroy all the British ships in the B. Harbour. British troops sent to the fort where killed, even though the Americans had close to no powder, and the British were down by half their men.
Book published about republicanism and independence.
50 men signed the declaration ofnfreedom from Britain.
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