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11 Cards in this Set
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Neolin
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an American Indian
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Pontiac's Rebellion
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ended when the Indians failed to take Fort Detroit and Fort Pitt
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Sugar Act
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this act imposed duty, or import tax, on foreign sugar
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duty
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a priority that many people had in these time.
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Stamp Act
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this act was far more sweeping than the sugar act
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nonimportation agreement
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a promise not to buy or import British goods
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sons of liberty
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were communities of artisans, lawyers, merchants, and politicians
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Samuel Adams
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was a leader of the Boston SONS OF LIBERTY
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Declaratory act
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of 1766 asserted the full power of authority to make laws
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Townshend Acts
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these laws placed import duties on common items such as tea, lead, glass, and dies for paint
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writs of assistance
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to enforce the Townshend Acts
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