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Why did the British impose the Intolerable Acts on the colonists?
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British were upset with colonists for their actions after the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party.(Be able to explain what happened in these events that led to the Br. reaction.)
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To refused to buy something
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Boycott
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A written request to someone int he authority
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Petition
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Volunteers ready to fight at a moments notice
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Minutemen
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An army of citizens
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Militia
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Why did the British start taxing the colonists?
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British were in debt from the French and Indian War and thought the colonists should help pay for it.
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Tax of molasses that was used to make rum in the triangular trade
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Sugar Act
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What items were taxed under the Stamp Act?
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Wills, marriage papers, diplomas, newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, dice
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How did the colonists react to the taxing?
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Smuggling in goods, boycott British goods, protest, riots
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What phrase is associated with the idea that the colonists objected to paying the tax imposed by Parliament because they had no elected people representing them?
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No Taxation Without Representation
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What items were taxed under the Townshend Acts?
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Glass, paper, paint, lead, tea
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What term said that the British officials could search a ships' cargo without giving a reason?
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Writs of assistance
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The colonists promised to stop importing goods taxed by the Townshend Acts
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Nonimportation Agreements
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Another word for "to cancel"
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Repeal
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A group of men who protested British policies by having mock hanging of British officers
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Sons of Liberty
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