Causes of Rev Notes Part 1

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What were the Writs of Assistance?

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A law that allowed British officials to search anywhere or any home for smuggled goods

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What was the Quartering Act?

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A law forcing colonists to allow British soldiers to live in their homes

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How did the colonists feel about the Writs of Assistance?

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They felt it was a violation of their privacy.

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What is misleading or false information designed to influence one's opinion or beliefs?

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Propaganda

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Which law put a tax on all printed material?

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Stamp Act

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Who held this point of view about the Writs of Assistance? We are just trying to stop smuggling which is costing us a lot of money.

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British

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What group was formed after the Stamp Act?

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Sons of Liberty

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What was the Townshend Act?

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Taxed goods the colonists imported from Britain.

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What side had this reaction to the Townshend Act? More troops were sent to deal with the protesting and the Act was canceled

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British

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The Daughters of Liberty were formed as a result of what event?

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The Townshend Act