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SS 11

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stamp tax
What tax was repealed by England?
effigy
when the likeness of a person is made to be burned or hanged
to impose it
what does to levy a tax mean?
to pay for the French Indian war
why did Parliament want to tax the colonists?
rum
What did the Townshend Act not tax?
glass, paint, tea
What did the Townshend Act tax?
Intolerable Act
what act closed Boston Harbor, took away self rule and declared martial law?
minutemen
colonists who were prepared to fight on short notice
French and British
Who was the French and Indian war between?
British
Who won the French and Indian war?
The Writ of Assistance
the law that allowed british officials to search for smuggled goods
the British owned most of the land
what was the result of the French and Indian war?
the beginning of a rebellion
describe the Boston Tea Party
Patrick Henry
who gave a speech to the virginia house of burgesses about America preparing for war?
to gain control of the Ohio River Valley
Why was the French and Indian war fought?
10,000 pounds of tea dumped into Boston Harbor
what happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty
who dumped the tea
no representation in government
why didn't the colonists feel they shouldn't pay taxes
turned their silver coins into household goods
what did colonists do to protect their wealth?
Patriots
colonists who felt the king was wrong to tax them were called?
an American mob attacked British soldiers
why did the Boston Massacre happen?
Samuel Adams
who led the Boston Tea Party?
boycott
to not buy certain products is to?
Lobster Back
another name for a British soldier
Intolerable Act
what act? happened after the Boston Tea Party

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