In 1770, British troops fired shots at a crowd of colonists in Boston.
A series of laws passed by the British to place new taxes on tea, paint, and glass and take away some of the Colonists' freedoms.
American Colonists were forced by Britain to pay tax for printed materials that had an official stamp.
Colonist protestors climbed aboard trade ships and dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor.
Forcing the Colonists to pay taxes without giving them representation or a voice in the government.
