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Question 1

Explain the following key events leading to the American Revolution:

• The Boston Massacre
• The Boston Tea Party
• The Intolerable Acts

Answer 1

Boston Massacre: A protest by colonists that led to British soldiers killing 5 colonists.

Boston Tea Party: To protest a tax on tea, colonists raided British ships and dumped $1 million of tea into Boston Harbor.

Intolerable Acts: The British passed several laws to force the colonists to obey them and punish them for rebelling