Flashcard on British Reforms and Colonial Resistance (1767-1772)

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What was the purpose of the Mutiny (or Quartering) Act of 1765?

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To provide housing and supplies for British soldiers

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What did the Townshend Duties tax?

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Paper, paints, glass, and tea

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What was the Boston Massacre?

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A violent clash between British troops and Boston workers.

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Before 1763, the British policy of salutary neglect toward its American colonies was based on the desire of Great Britain to

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benefit from the economic prosperity of the American colonies.

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The long standing British practice of non enforcement of trade and tax laws was known as which of the following? Options: mercantilism, salutary neglect, capitalism, the Columbian Exchange

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salutary neglect