British Acts & Taxes

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This act was a tax on everyday household items such as glass, paper, paint, & tea.

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Townshend Act

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A widespread refusal to buy goods as a form of protest is called a(n)

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boycott

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These acts were passed to punish Massachusetts colony after the Boston Tea Party: Intolerable Acts, Townshend Acts, Declaratory Act

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Intolerable Acts

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to sneak goods into a country is called:

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smuggling

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These were groups that helped spread information among the colonies: Continental Congress, Committees of Correspondence, Stamp Act Congress, Sons of Liberty

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Committees of Correspondence

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This law forbid the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains: Treaty of Paris, Stamp Act, Proclamation of 1763, Townshend Acts

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Proclamation of 1763

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To repeal means to: (Ex. The Stamp Act was repealed.)

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do away with

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England's law-making group is called: Congress, House of Representatives, Senate, Parliament

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Parliament

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People who supported the king and England were called: Patriots, Minutemen, Loyalists, militias

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Loyalists

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People who supported the rebellion of the colonies were called: Loyalists, Patriots, Minutemen, militias

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Patriots