Growing Conflict with England

 

            How did England's efforts to tax the colonies lead to the outbreak of war?  To help you answer this question, complete the sentences in the chart below.  The unfinished sentences for each act's set of boxes appear at the top of the chart.

 


England passed the act in order to...

Colonists responded to the    act's passage by...

England responded to the colonists' objections by...

 

 

1765 Stamp Act

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1767 Townshend Acts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1773 Tea Act

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1774 Intolerable Acts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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