Stamp and Sugar Act

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What did the Stamp Act tax?

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Printed materials like newspapers and legal documents

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Why did the British government decide to tax the colonies?

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to pay for the French and Indian War

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What year did the British begin to impose the Stamp Act?

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1765

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How did the colonists protest against the Stamp Act?

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They refused to pay the tax, They boycotted British goods, They burned the stamped paper in the streets.

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What year did the Sugar Act start?

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1764

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How did the colonial merchants avoid paying the Sugar Tax?

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smuggling goods into the country

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What did the merchants do in response to the taxes?

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held a boycott of British goods

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Why did King George send over British troops to the colonies?

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to protect the officials because colonists threatened to use violence against them.

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Who started the Sons of Liberty?

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Sam Adams

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Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

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Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.