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The purpose of the sugar act?
To pay a SEVEN year war debt by placing duties on sugar, coffee, wine and clothing.
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The British view of the Stamp act?
These taxes must be paid to help pay for the cost of running the Empire
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The colonists view of the Tea act?
They felt as though the colonists were trying to control their tea trade and eventually all of their trade.
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The Colonists reaction to the Tea act?
The Boston Tea Party
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What is the name of the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown, Virginia
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The purpose of the stamp act?
To collect taxes on all official papers
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The British view of the Sugar act?
They thought this act was necessary to make up for the cost of smuggling and the seven year war
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The colonists view of the Stamp act?
They protested the method of this taxation and not the tax itself.
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The Colonists reaction to the Townsend act?
Protests and riots broke out. "No taxation without representation"
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Who wrote the Deceleration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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The purpose of the Tea act?
To help the failing of the East India Tea Company and ending import duties on tea
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The British view of the Intolerable act?
The British wanted to set an example for the colonies by enforcing their royal power. This took away their right to self government
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The colonists view on the Sugar act?
They believed England had abused their right to overlook trade and taxes
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The Colonists reaction to the Sugar act?
They did not have the energy to protest but were shocked by the act.
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What year was the Decoration of Independence written?
1776
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The purpose of the intolerable act?
to punish Massachusetts for the Boston tea party by closing the Boston Port
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The British view of the Tea act?
They thought that they should protect their tea trade
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The colonists view on the Townsend act?
Colonists begin to feel as though they are being taxed without representation.
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The Colonists reaction to the Stamp act?
The Sons of Liberty was organized.
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For which act were the Sons and Liberty formed?
The Stamp act
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The purpose of the townshed act?
To stop bribery and smuggling as well as add taxes to goods
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The British view of the Townshed act?
Because bribery and smuggling cost the British so much they are resentful towards the colonists who don’t pay taxes.
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The colonists view on the Intolerable act?
They saw this law as a violation of thier constitutional rights.
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The Colonists reaction to the Intolerable act?
First Continental Congress was held
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In reaction to the Boston Tea Party which act was put in place by the British?
The Intolerable acts.