The Acts of Parliament

The Quartering Acts ordered the local governments of the American colonies to provide housing and provisions for British soldiers.

The Sugar and Stamp Acts of 1764 and 1765, intended to raise revenue in Great Britain, led to increased resistance from the colonies.

The passage of the Stamp Act in the colonies was followed by a marked rise of organized protest movements and groups, including the Sons of Liberty.

Enforcement of colonial taxation in the form of the Townshend Acts only increased colonial tension and resistance, especially in Boston.

The Boston Massacre was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which nine British Army soldiers killed five colonial civilian men.