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A Party & a Massacre

A Party & a Massacre. MacCarthy. Questions. Q1: What were the different points of conflict between the colonists and the British? Create Bubble Map to describe them Q2: How do we know that the colonists from different colonies began to work together?

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A Party & a Massacre

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  1. A Party & a Massacre MacCarthy

  2. Questions Q1: What were the different points of conflict between the colonists and the British? Create Bubble Map to describe them Q2: How do we know that the colonists from different colonies began to work together? Q3: How did issuing the Tea Act lead to more problems for the British and the colonies?

  3. Townshend • Britain repeals the Stamp Act and Sugar Act • Still in debt • New York refuses to pay for Quartering British soldiers

  4. Townshend • Townshend Acts passed to raise revenue • =more money to pay off debts • Suspend NY colonial government • Duties=taxes on imports • Writs of assistance

  5. Townshend • Taxing without permission • Violating Natural Rights • Sam Adams and Sons of Liberty • Daughters of Liberty

  6. Massacre • Riots getting out of control • Britain calls in more troops • Problems with troops and colonists • Tension

  7. Massacre • British soldiers fire on colonists, kill 5 • Paul Revere • 7 of 8 found innocent in British court • Symbol of tyranny

  8. Party • Townshend Acts repealed • Colonies communicate • Tax on tea, British East India Company • Boycotts and more

  9. Party • Sons of Liberty • Tea in Boston Harbor • Offer to repay • Britain is POed

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