Vocab Events Leading to Revolution

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DEBT

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the state of owing money

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SUGAR ACT

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imposed taxes on sugar.

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TEA ACT

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Gave the East India Company a monopoly over selling tea in the colonies.

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STAMP ACT

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Imposed taxes on printed materials

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Boycott

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Refusal to buy certain products from a person or country.

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Petition

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written request

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Writs of Assistance

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Allowed British officials to search colonists' homes without stating the reason.

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Quartering Act

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Allowed British soldiers to live in colonists' homes; colonists could not refuse.

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Rebellion

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An act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler.

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British Parliament

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British Government