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in Georgia to protest the Stamp Actthe Liberty Boys |
burned an effigy of a stamp master in the street. |
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Why did the British Parliament pass the Stamp Act? |
To raise money to pay England’s war debt |
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In Georgia, the group that formed in opposition to the Stamp Act |
Liberty Boys |
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What action was taken by colonists in response to Parliament’s passage of the Intolerable Acts? |
They held the First Continental Congress. |
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-ban on town meetings -closing of Boston Harbor -requirement to quarter British soldiers |
What were the Intolerable Acts |
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Name the colonists gave the series of laws passed by Parliament that were meant to punish them for the Boston Tea Party |
Intolerable Acts |
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Instead of sending representatives to the First Continental Congress, to protest the Intolerable Acts, Georgia |
Sent a petition to England |
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What action taken by the colonists preceded the Intolerable Acts? |
the dumping of tea into Boston Harbor |
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What was Great Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party? |
Intolerable Acts |
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A British tax on sugar, molasses and other goods shipped to the colonies. Hurt Georgia’s economy because Georgia traded a lot with sugar-producing countries. |
Sugar Act |