The Road to Revolution (1766-1773) Flashcards
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Declaratory Act (1766)
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Britain repealed the Stamp Act but affirmed its control over the colonies.
2
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Townshend Acts (1767)
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Taxes on glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea.
3
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Boston Massacre (1770)
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British soldiers killed five colonists; used as propaganda for resistance.
4
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Tea Act (1773)
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Gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.
5
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Boston Tea Party (1773)
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Protest in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.
