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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Townshend Acts | Act that taxed various colonial imports. Colonists react with a boycott. |
| Tea Act | Law allowing British merchants to sell their tea for less than Colonial merchants. Colonists react with the Boston Tea Party. |
| Intolerable Acts | Also known as Coercive Acts. As a result of the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed these laws that punished the Colonies (particularly Boston). |
| Sons of Liberty | Secret societies formed to protest new taxes passed by Parliament. Led the Boston Tea Party and threatened tax collectors. |
| Boston Tea Party | As a protest against the Tea Act, a group of colonists boarded ships carrying chests of tea and dumped them into Boston Harbor. Britain reacted with the "Intolerable Acts". |
| Stamp Act | Law passed by Parliament that required colonists to pay for an official stamp when buying things. A form of tax. |
| Terms | 6 |
| Creator | zvander |
| Created | October 3, 2007 |
| Groups | Mister V's History Class, Ms. Smith's American History Class |
| Subjects | None |
| Access | Anyone |
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