2-5 Conflict in the Colonies

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Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?

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No taxation with representation

Front

Sons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who worked to repeal the Stamp Act by doing what?

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Publicly protesting and using violence against tax collectors

Front

In response to the Tea Act, the colonists threw tea from the British ships into the Boston Harbor. This event is known as:

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Boston Tea Party

Front

What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?

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that Britain should not be able to tax the colonists since the colonists did not have a voice in British Parliament

Front

What was the main reason Britain began taxing the colonists? Options: to pay for the debt from the French and Indian War, to build new roads through the Ohio River Valley, to support the development of new towns in Vermont

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to pay for the debt from the French and Indian War

Front

How did the Boston Massacre actually get started?

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Colonists were yelling and taunting soldiers and throwing snowballs

Front

Glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea were taxed by this Act.

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Townshend Act

Front

Molasses, indigo, and sugar were taxed by this Act.

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Sugar Act

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This British document enabled the British to search for smuggled goods. Options: Albany Plan of Union, Writ of assistance, Parliament, Propaganda

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Writ of assistance

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This was a secretive group of women that encouraged colonists to Boycott foreign goods and make their clothes' at home.

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Daughters of Liberty