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road to revolution (boston tea party (1773) (as a result Britain closed…
road to revolution
boston tea party (1773)
as a result Britain closed off the ports until the chests of tea were paid for but colonies got their money through imports and exports so they couldn't pay and it didn't make sense
colonists were angry because of the taxation without representation and the tea acts and dumped tea into the harbor
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battle of saratoga
a turning point in American history: Burgoyne had a small win but when he attacked again American forces did not get defeated (Burgoyne surrendered 10 days later)
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townshend acts
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parliament finally repealed the acts after widespread protest and non-importation of British goods in colonial ports
boston massacre (1770)
-incident started because a few colonist were arguing with British Private Hugh White
-this escalated to more colonists and soldier gathering
-the colonists began to harass Hugh White and were threatening the soldiers which caused them to open fire
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