Unit 4 Less 3 No Taxation Without Representation

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What 1764 law lowered taxes on imported sugar & molasses; but punished suspected smugglers in ways that colonists believed was unfair?

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Sugar Act, the Sugar Act, Sugar Act of 1764, the Sugar Act of 1764

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What 1765 law created the first direct tax ever levied on colonists by Parliament? It taxed all printed material. It caused the first widespread protesting in the colonies.

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Stamp Act

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What did colonists mean when they protested about taxation without representation?

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Colonists believed that they should not pay taxes levied by a Parliament for which they could not vote.

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What secret group of Boston-area merchants, shopkeepers and craftsmen formed in 1765 to protest the Stamp Act? They terrorized British government officials and organized a boycott.

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Sons of Liberty

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Colonists used boycotts as an effective method of protesting against the Stamp Act. What does this mean?

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Colonists refused to purchase, trade for, or use British goods until the Stamp Act was repealed.

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Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766. What does this mean?

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The British government canceled the Stamp Act under the pressure of relentless protests that caused their tax collectors to resign & boycotts that hurt British businesses.

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When a place is taken by force it is referred to as to_________ a place.

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occupy

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Information that is shared that is meant to hurt a cause is?

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propaganda

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What is open defiance to authority?

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rebellion

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What were the results of the Coercive Acts?

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Boston harbor remained closed until the tea was paid for