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What events led to the American Revolution?
What lit the fuse of the American Revolution? This entry maps the events that fed colonial anger, setting out the roles of the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts in driving the thirteen colonies toward rebellion.
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The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 1765 on its colonists in North America. The tax on the colonies was to pay off the British debt that incurred during its war with France. However, the colonists did not have representation in Parliament and therefore believed that the Stamp Act was unjust.
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