Commitees Of Coresspondance To "no Taxation..."

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COMMITEES OF CORESSPONDENCE

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FIRST ESTABLISHED IN BOSTON IN 1772 - BECAME A WAY FOR THE COLONIES TO STATE AND COMMUNICATE THEIR GRIEVANCES AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN

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CRITICAL PERIOD

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TERM USED BY HISTORIANS TO DESCRIBE THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE ARTILCES OF CONFEDERATION

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DIRECT TAX

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BRITISH-IMPOSED TAX DIRECTLY ON THE COLONIES THAT WAS INTENDED TO RAISE REVENUE; THE STAMP ACT WAS THE FIRST ATTEMPT BY PARLIAMENT TO IMPOSE A DIRECT TAX ON THE COLONIES

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ENLIGHTENMENT

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A EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL MOVEMENT THAT STRESSED THE USE OF HUMAN REASON

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INDIRECT TAX

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A MEASURE THAT RAISED REVENUE THROUGH THE REGULATION OF TRADE; SUGAR ACT IS AN EXAMPLE

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LOYALISTS/TORIES

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AMERICANS WHO REMAINED LOYAL TO GREAT BRITAIN DURING THE REVOLUTION

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NATURAL RIGHTS

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RIGHTS THAT TH ENLIGHTENMENT AND JEFFERSON'S DECLARTION SAW AS INHERENT FOR ALL HUMANS AND THAT GOVERNMENT IS NOT JUSTIFIED IN VIOLATION

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NON-IMPORTATION AGREEMENTS

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A FORM OF PROTEST AGAINST BRITISH POLICIES; COLOnial MERCHANTS REFUSED TO IMPORT BRITISH GOODS

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VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION

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THE BRITISH ARGUMENT THAT THE AMERICA COLONIES WERE REPRESENTED IN PARLIAMENT, SINCE THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REPRESENTED ALL ENGLISHMEN IN THE EMPIRE

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WHIG IDEALOGY

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IDEA THE CONCENTRATED POWER LEADS TO CORRUPTION AND TYRANNY; EMPHASIS ON BALANCED GOVT. WHERE LEGISLATURES CHECK THE POWER OF THE EXECUTIVE

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WRITS OF ASSISTANCE

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GENERAL SEARCH WARRANTS EMPLOYED BY BRITAIN IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT SMUGGLIN IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES

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NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION

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THE ASSERTION THAT GREAT BRITAIN HAD NO RIGHT TO TAX THE AMERICAN COLONIES AS LONG AS THEY DID NOT HAVE THEIR OWN REPS. IN THE BRIT PARLIAMENT