The Stamp Act (March 1765) To recoup some of the massive debt left over from the war with France, Parliament passed laws such as the Stamp Act, which for the first time taxed a wide range of transactions in the colonies.
The Townshend Acts (June-July 1767) Parliament again tried to assert its authority by passing legislation to tax goods that the Americans imported from Great Britain.
The Boston Massacre (March 1770T) Simmering tensions between the British occupiers and Boston residents boiled over one late afternoon, when a disagreement between an apprentice wigmaker and a British soldier led to a crowd of 200 colonists surrounding seven British troops.
New england was a good industry location because of all the materials and minerals located there.Francis Lowell contributed to new england's industrial development because he made the first textile mill.
The services provided by the National Council of La Raza improved the lives of Hispanics in the 1970s and 1980s when Farmworkers organized into a Union and received better pay.
