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21 Cards in this Set
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Who won the French and Indian War?
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The British
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Winning the war allowed the British to do what?
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Control vast area of land in North America
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 prohibit?
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Colonists moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
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The rule that prohibited the colonists moving west of the mountains was made by who?
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The British
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Limiting western settlement did what?
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It allowed to avoid problems with the Natives, and ensured a market for British goods on the east coast.
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Who was loaded with debt and needed revenue because of the French and Indian War?
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Britain
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Great Britain did what to the colonists because they thought they should pay their fair share?
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They started taxing them, this made the colonists very mad.
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When were the colonists supposed to pay a tax?
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When a product came into the colonies.
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What was not paying a tax on a product called?
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Smuggling.
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What were legal documents that allowed British police to come and search a location for any smuggled goods?
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Writs of assistance.
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If someone was accused of smuggling goods what would they have to do?
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Try to prove their innocence in court. They were also not given a jury.
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Parliament passe the what, and when?
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The Stamp Act in 1765.
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What did the Stamp Act tax?
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Almost any paper product, including playing cards or wills.
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The colonists didn't like the Stamp Act, why?
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Because they were being taxed directly without consent.
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How were English tax collectors treated?
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Badly. They were hated.
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Who persuaded the legislative body in Virginia to pass a resolution that it only had the right to tax citizens?
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Patrick Henry.
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In Boston who started the Sons of Liberty, that was against against the Stamp Act.
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Samuel Adams.
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What did do the Sons of Liberty do?
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They burned effigies and destroyed houses of royal officers.
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Where did people refuse to use stamps?
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Colonial cities.
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the colonial cities urged what?
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That the colinal storekeepers to refuse to buy European goods as a protest.
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What happened to The Stamp Act?
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Parliament canceled it, but replace it with other taxes.
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