Pre-Revolutionary War Acts of Parliament

Pre-Revolutionary War Acts of Parliament

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1.

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Parliament stated that they could tax the colonies any time they choose and place a tax on anything they wanted to.

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Declaratory Act

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Under the ____________________________, colonists were told they could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains to settle

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Proclamation of 1763

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

 colonists had to pay a direct tax on everything that was printed on paper

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Stamp Act

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Parliament passed the _________________ in an effort to help the struggling East India Company get rid of its surplus.  Colonists could buy the product directly from the company cutting out the merchants and thus paying a lower price than the competition could charge.

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Tea Act

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

included taxes on glass, oil, lead, paper, and tea in an effort to raise money to administer the colonies

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Townshend Acts

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

was simply a tax on imported, foreign molasses

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Sugar Act

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

people in the city refused to buy British products altogether.  This wide-spread boycott of British goods had a devastating effect on the British economy and was very effective.

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Boston Non-Importation Agreement

8.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

After the “Boston Tea Party,” the Ministry passed the ____________________ which included closing the port of Boston, forcing British soldiers to be quartered in private homes, and closing down the local governments in Massachusetts.

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Coercive or "Intolerable" Acts