The Stamp Act

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What did the Stamp Act tax?

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legal documents and newspapers, playing cards & dice

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Why did King George want to tax the colonists?

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to pay Britain's debts for fighting and winning the French & Indian War

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In what year did the British impose the Stamp Act?

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1765

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What group took to the streets to protest the Stamp Act?

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The Sons of Liberty

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Who were the Sons of Liberty?

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A group of colonists who sometimes used VIOLENCE against the royal officials & tax collectors

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Before the Stamp Act, English citizens living in England, Scotland or Wales [Britain] paid MORE in taxes than the English Americans living in the 13 Colonies.

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TRUE

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As protests against the Stamp Act grew in the 13 Colonies, a new slogan or phrase was used to protest the Stamp Act: No Taxation Without Representation

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No Taxation Without Representation

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English colonials [Americans] like George Washington and Sam Adams compared the colonists to _________ if they said nothing and just paid the Stamp Act tax.

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Slaves

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WHO in this painting did the colonists WANT TO BE LIKE...?

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The rich and powerful men

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In this political cartoon, WHO is the old man with the peg leg...?

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King George III