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Proclamation of 1763
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an order in which Britian prohibited its American colonists from settling west of the Appalachians
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Sugar Act
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tax imposed on the colonists by the British on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies
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Stamp Act
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a tax imposed on the colonists by the British that required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been paid
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Taxation
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a payment levied on income, property value, or goods for the support of a government--the act of taxing
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Stamp Act Congress
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group of colonial delegates who sent petitions to King George and Parliament that stamps and sugar were being unjustly taxed
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Boycott
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a refusal to buy certain goods
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