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Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Tax
Stamp Act
Common sense
Boston Tea Party
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On October 7, 1763, what did King George III issue

Proclamation
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What effect did the Tax cause for the colonist?

Forced to increase their prices, many colonists feared being priced out of the market.

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Why was the tax applied?
To raise money
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When was the book issued?

January 10, 1776.

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When was the Boston tea party

December 16, 1773

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Why was the Proclamation issued?

British leaders feared that more fighting would take place on the frontier if colonists kept moving onto American Indian lands.

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When was the Sugar tax applied?

passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764

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What effect did the tax cause?

The colonists protested against the Stamp Act immediately.

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Who wrote the book Common Sense?

Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine

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How much tea was thrown overboard?

dump 342 chests of tea

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What was the effect of the Proclamation?

 This law banned British settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. It also ordered settlers to leave the upper Ohio River Valley.

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Why was the colonist upset about the sugar tax?

But they were more upset that the King and Parliament had taxed the colonies without their consent. 

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When was the stamp act was issued?

The Stamp Act was passed on March 22, 1765

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What did the Book impose?

Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy.

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Why was tea thrown overboard?

protest of the British Parliament's Tea Act of 1773

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What did King George III issued a proclamation?

 The proclamation forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

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What was the purpose of the sugar tax of 1764?

The Sugar Act of 1764 was a British Law, that was designed to raise revenue from the American colonists in the 13 Colonies.

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Why did the colonists protest against the British?

they thought the British Parliament shouldn't have the right to tax them

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What did the book encourage for the people?

encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government

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Who caused the Boston tea party?

by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians.

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Why was the Proclamation issued?

British leaders feared that more fighting would take place on the frontier if colonists kept moving onto American Indian lands. 

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How did the colonist respond to the sugar tax?

All in total 50 letters were delivered to Parliament in response to the Sugar Act. 

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What did the tax imposed on?

 The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed.

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What was the main audience for the book and what was the authors purpose?

The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain.

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How much money was lost in the Boston tea party?

342 chests on three ships. 92,000 pounds (roughly 46 tons) reported damage £9,659. equivalent to $1,700,000 in today world.