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18 Cards in this Set
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George Grenville
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asked Parliament to tax colonists
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Sugar Act
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-passed by Parliament in 1764
-set duties on molasses and sugar imported by colonists |
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_______was a recognized right of British citizens.
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Trial by jury
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James Otis
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-lawyer from Boston
-protested taxation -said tax was unfair and violated colonists' rights |
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Samuel Adams
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-agreed with Otis
-said agreeing to taxation would be dangerous -helped create the slogan "no taxation w/o representation" |
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Committees of Correspondence
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-groups that contacted other towns and colonies
-shared ideas about how to challenge British laws |
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boycott
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when people refuse to buy certain goods
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Stamp Act
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-proposed by Grenville
-Parliament passed in 1765 -affected most colonists -they had to pay for a seal when they bought paper goods |
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Sons of Liberty
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-formed in NY and Massachusetts
-sometimes used violence to frighten tax collectors |
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Patrick Henry
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presented a series of resolutions to the House of Burgesses in Virginia
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When was the Stamp Act repealed?
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1766
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Parliament issued the ___________.
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Declaratory Acts
-stated Parliament had the power to make laws for the colonies |
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Why did Britain create new taxes for the colonists?
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Britain needed the money to pay for military costs and salaries
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Why did colonists dislike the new tax law?
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They felt it violated their constitutional rights
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How did colonists challenge the laws?
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They boycotted goods, set up the Sons and Daughters of Liberty and the Committees of Correspondence
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How did the new laws increase British control in the colonies?
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They taxed people for sugar and molasses and also judges treated smugglers guilty until proven innocent
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How did Adams and Otis influence protests?
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They created "no taxation w/o representation" and set up the Committees of Correspondence
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How did colonists protest the Sugar/Stamp Acts?
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They boycotted goods and sometimes used violence to frighten the British
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