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    Upset by the Boston Tea Party and other blatant acts of destruction of British property by American colonists, the British Parliament enacts the Coercive Acts, to the outrage of American Patriots, on this day in 1774. The Coercive Acts were a series of four acts established by the British government. The aim of the legislation was to restore order in Massachusetts and punish Bostonians for their Tea Party, in which members of the revolutionary-minded Sons of Liberty boarded three British tea…

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    Stamp Act Dbq

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    imposed various laws, such as the Sugar Act, commonly known as the American Revenue Act, to generate revenue. New England colonists were openly opposed to this act because they were worried that the tax on foreign molasses would infringe on the northern rum industry. This act is what initiated colonial rebellion against British Parliament. Due to the lack of revenue generated from the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act was implemented into law, which led to the Declaratory Act, and later…

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    Thoughtful Act Examples

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    Thoughtful acts can be many things maybe you tell someone you like their shoes or help someone out. A thoughtful act can take on many forms from a little jester to the biggest jester, even the littlest acts can take a big form. Here's a scenario let's say if someone is walking down the hall at your school. Caring all their books and papers, somebody trips him, sending his books and papers flying through the air. The person may become upset about it but doing a thoughtful act like help them…

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    Patriot Act Essay

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    The purpose of the creation of the patriot act was after a tragic event in the United States history. After the terrorist attack during the 11 September 2001, the government established the patriot act. This act was created to help protect the people by providing higher security measures for anything related to terrorism. It is questionable if this act is ethical based on how the government using the patriot act to prevent terrorism. The patriot act allows the government the right to check and…

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    Endangered Species Act

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    The Endangered Species Act is the most successful and important conservation act in the United States of America. More than 2,000 plants and animals are protected under this act and 93% of these species have remained stable since they became protected under the ESA. The Endangered Species Act is administered by two federal agencies, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The ESA has helped prevent some of our most beloved creatures…

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    Stamp Act Dbq

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    The Stamp Act, created by England’s parliament, was an act that taxed colonies on newspapers, pamphlets, licenses, and other paper products. The stamp was created to bear revenue stamps but the stamp created anger among many of the colonists. Colonists were justified in their refusal to accept the Stamp Act because the government taxed colonists without the correct representation. The Stamp Act was highly disliked because the English parliament taxed the colonies without the correct…

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    Stamp And Sugar Act Dbq

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    acted additional acts on top of the Sugar Act. These new acts included the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act, and the Townshend Act each of these acts the colonist responded uniquely. With some acts there was protest such as harassing officials and in some there was complete boycotting of goods. In contrast some acts such, as the Declaratory Act was not protested at all. An additional law that was forced upon the colonist was proposed by George Greenville was the Stamp act. The Stamp Act passed…

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    Stamp Act Of 1765

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    Prime minister by the name of George Grenville had a revenue program that would make colonist pay taxes. In that revenue program, the Stamp Act of 1765 was created. The Stamp Act extracted revenue from the colonies by requiring that paper used for official documents such as, newspapers, court documents, and even playing cards, were to be taxed. The Stamp Act also required that all official documents should provide a stamp, proving that the tax has been paid for. If there was no stamp on the…

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    On April 5, 1764, British Parliament pass a new tax, which took place of the Sugar and Molasses Act (1733). This act caused taxes on imports of sugar, coffee, and other goods entering the ports of the American colonies and was created and designed by England to raise funds to recover the French and Indian War damage. This meant that all colonial merchants were required to pay a tax of six percent of a total gallon to import foreign molasses. It started by, getting harder to load and unload cargo…

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    Stamp Act Dbq

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    Today is March 22nd 1765, the British Government has made the Stamp act. This is a law where all American colonist have to pay a tax on EVERY printed piece of paper they used. I wouldn't care if the tax was for something important or for a good cause, but this was to be used to pay the costs of the defending and protecting the American Frontier near the Appalachian mountains. I do not understand why we have to help the British pay for their problems. I have to take money out of my own pocket…

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