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Taxation without Representation
Taxation without Representation
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The first try by the British to directly tax colonists was Stamp Act. How did colonists react?
some used violence to intimidate tax collectors
they accepted it as being fair
some simply refused to pay it
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The Sons of Liberty attacked the houses of the tax collectors. How did the British react?
they decided to no longer tax the colonists
they wrote a letter to the colonies asking them to apologize
they sent over British troops to the colonies
they decided to double the taxes on all goods
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"Parliament has the power to make laws and govern the colonies in all cases whatsoever"
Committees of Corresponance
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Declaratory Act
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What did colonial merchants feel that raising taxes would hurt or unfairly target?
their marriages
their homes
their feelings
their business
5
Many colonists felt as though the British had no right to tax them because of what reason?
they did not consider themselves British
they never used any form of money in the colonies
they were not able to vote for English leaders
they were so far away from England
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What was the initial reason why England felt they needed to raise taxes on the colonists?
to pay for trade
to pay for the British standing army
to pay for new ships
to pay for new streets
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This act placed a tax on tea, paper, lead, paints and glass.
Declaratory Act
Townshend Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
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The British made the Colonists pay a tax on all paper. This tax was created by what Act?
Ink Act
Wood Act
Paper Act
Stamp Act
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Argument created by James Otis and Samuel Adams explaining why they disagreed with the new laws
"No taxation without representation!"
"Join or Die!"
"Liberty or Death!"
"Baker for President!"
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What did the Townshend Act give tax collectors the power to do?
search and seize colonial goods
disobey any and all colonial laws
tax whatever goods they wanted to
print and distribute their own money
