Stamp and Sugar Act

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What did the Stamp Act tax?

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all 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 colonist protest against the Stamp Act? Options: Colonists refused to pay the tax. Colonists boycotted British goods. Colonists burned the stamped paper in the streets. 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?

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to protect the officials because colonist 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