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 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 colonist protest against the Stamp Act? Options: They refused to pay the tax, they boycotted british goods, They burned the stamped paper in the streets, All of the above, None of the above

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All of the above

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What Year did the Sugar Act start?

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1764

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How did 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? Options: to make a new government, to bring more goods, to arrest the protesters, to protect the officials because colonists threatened to use violence against them.

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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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What was the next item that the king decided to tax after the Sugar and Stamp Act?

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Tea Tax