American Revolution

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Which American Founding Father did John Locke influence the most?

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Thomas Jefferson

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____ was the scapegoat for the  American colonists to blame their taxes on:

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King George III

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Colonists were forced to pay a tax on all sugar, molasses, and other goods.

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Sugar Act

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Colonists had to pay an extra tax on all printed goods like newspapers and magazines.

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Stamp Act

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Colonists were required to provide quarters (places to live) for ALL the redcoats

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Quartering Act

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New tax on paper, paint, lead, tea, and glass. Board set up to collect taxes and gave soldiers the right to search homes.

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Townshend Act

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Law that said colonists could ONLY buy tea from the East India Trading Company.

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Tea Act

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Boston's Harbor was closed until colonists paid for the dumped tea, colonists could no longer vote for governors in the colonies.

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Intolerable Act

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Any person loyal to his or her king. These people were opposed to the growing movement that favored independence from the British Empire.

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loyalist

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Cloth made at home by spinning thread on a wheel and then weaving that into thread into cloth on a loom. Basically goods made at home as opposed to the manufactured goods from Britain.

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homespun