British Control of American Colonies

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*Front:* Stamp Act 1765

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on paper goods; led to widespread protest in colonies

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*Front:* Townshend Acts 1767

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on imports like glass, tea, and paper; increased colonial resentment

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*Front:* Boston Tea Party 1773

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protest against Tea Act; led to harsh British response

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*Front:* Intolerable Acts 1774

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laws after Boston Tea Party; closed Boston Harbour

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*Front:* Quartering Act

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colonists to house British soldiers; increased tensions

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*Front:* Sugar Act 1764

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on sugar and molasses; aimed to reduce smuggling

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*Front:* Proclamation of 1763

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colonial expansion west of Appalachians

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*Front:* Sons of Liberty

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society formed to oppose British policies

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*Front:* Samuel Adams

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in resistance movements; organised Boston Tea Party

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*Front:* Boston Massacre 1770

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soldiers killed five colonists; fueled anti-British sentiment