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Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing the Intolerable Acts (Boston harbor closed –
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The Sons of Liberty would claim that the innocent colonists were gunned down in the street during
the Boston Massacre.
Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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The Townshend Acts were passed to raise taxes and get more revenue (money/income).
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Writs of Assistance allowed Redcoats to enter businesses and homes to search for smuggled goods.
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A tariff is a tax on imported good.
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Quartering Act required colonial towns to provide housing for British soldiers.
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The Intolerable Acts closed the port of Boston and made British soldiers stand trial in Britain.
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Committees of Correspondence were created to warn the colonies of problems with Britain.
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Tyranny means an unjust use of power.
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John Adams defending the British soldiers from the Boston Massacre is an example of civic virtue.
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The British Parliament raised taxes on the colonies in order to pay for the soldiers in the colonies
after the French & Indian war.
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The colonists felt the taxes were unfair after the French & Indian war because the American
colonists lacked representation in Parliament.
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John Locke believed that if a government abuses it’s power, the people should overthrow it.
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One way the colonists opposed British taxation is by boycotting British goods.
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Salutary Neglect led to the American Revolution by leaving the colonies alone. They could then
have self- government.
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The Sons of Liberty worked to repeal the Stamp Act by protesting!
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The quote from the repeal of the Stamp Act was “no taxation without representation.
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The acts were primarily passed to pay for the British soldiers after the French and Indian War.
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Civil Disobedience is the refusal to follow certain laws or to pay taxes or fines as a peaceful form of
political protest.
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