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Age of Revolution 1765 - 1815

The Boston Tea Party 1773 -1774

This entry is part 4 of 20 in the series Age of Revolution 1765 A.D. – 1815 A.D.

Due to the taxes on tea, many of the colonists began drinking coffee or cocoa, or bought tea smuggled in from Holland. Within a few years, the British tea trade with the colonists dropped from 900,000 pounds to 237,000 pounds…

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September 14, 2017

Age of Revolution 1765 - 1815

The Stamp Act, 1765 – 1772

This entry is part 3 of 20 in the series Age of Revolution 1765 A.D. – 1815 A.D.

Another unpopular step England took after the war was to reorganize her defense system in the colonies. The French and Indian War had proved to the British that the colonies could not be depended upon to defend themselves. Some new…

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September 13, 2017