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The Boston tea party
December 1773
Sons of Liberty
342 creates of East India tea into the Boston harbour
Dressed up as native Americans
Townshend Act
Taxes placed on imported goods
1767
eg. Tea, glass paint and lead
Boston Massacre
tensions and protests from Townshend act
Mob group of protesters confronted British soldiers
British opened fire
Shot and killed 5 people
1770
Townshend act withdrew
British withdrew acts
Left small tax on tea
1770
Tea act passed
1770
tax had to be paid on all imported tea
Intoloerable Acts
Boston port closed
City put under military rule
Colonies not allowed to assemble
1770
First Continental Congress
Opposed british taxes
Demanded removal of British Soldiers
1774
Battle of Lexington and Concord
General Gage
800 troops
lexington; American