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The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
The Sugar Act
The Quartering Act
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When was the Stamp Act passed by Parliament?
In 1765.
100
What was the Tea Act?
It lowered the price on tea but raised the Tax on it.
100
When was the Sugar act passed by Parliament?
In 1764.
100
How long after the Sugar Act did the Quartering Act start?
1 year
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What did the Stamp Act require the Colonists to do?
The Colonists had to buy and place a stamp on all written documents and products.
200
When did Parliament pass the Tea Act?
In 1773.
200
Molasses or sugar.
What was one product that had a duty put on them?
200
When did Parliament pass the quartering act?
In 1765.
300
Why did the Colonists object to the Stamp Act?
They thought that only Virginia had the right to tax the people of Virginia and not Parliament.
300
What Tea Company did Parliament intend to help by passing the Tea Act?
The British East India Tea Company
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The sugar act called for harsh punishment on __________.
Colonial merchants who smuggled goods. (smugglers)
300
What was the purpose of the Quartering Act?
To save money.
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When did Parliament repeal the Stamp Act and why?
In 1766 the act was repealed because of Colonial protests.
400
Who felt that the colonists should not object to the Tea Act because the price of tea was being lowered?
Frederick North, the Prime Minister of England.
400
Why was the Sugar Act made?
Because the British were deeply in debt.
400
Why did the British keep soldiers in the colonies?
To enforce the Proclamation of 1763.
500
What house in Virginia passed several Revolutions against the Stamp Act?
The House of Burgesses.
500
What was the outcome of the Tea Act and when did it take place?
The Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773.
500
How much tax did colonial merchants have pay for molasses?
6 pence per gallon
500
What did the act require the colonist to do for the soldiers?
The act required colonist to house the soldiers and provide them with food and supplies.