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was when the British legislation attempted to stop the smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies by reducing the tax rate and providing a strong enforcement of duties on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies 

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was when the British legislation attempted to stop the smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies by reducing the tax rate and providing a strong enforcement of duties on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies 

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Lani Codeanne
Date- March 18, 1766

What is it?- It was an act that was made to try to repeal the Stamp Act, and was also made to try to change the Sugar Act.

What caused it?- It was made to go against Britain's Stamp Act, because it brought the economy to a standstill after the Americans boycotted British goods.

What was the colonial reaction?- The colonists reaction was to celebrate their victory for the repeal of the Stamp Act.

What is the impact/effect?-  It basically made a blueprint for future laws that would lead the colonists to go against Britain.

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Marae Lewis
Event date-March 31st, 1774

What is it?- Punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government.

Cause- Boston Tea Party

Colonial Reaction- Colonists united together

Effect-  The first Continental Congress to discuss and negotiate a unified approach to the British

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Alex Sanchez
Event/Tax | American Revolutionary War

Date | May 10, 1775

What is it? (Explantation) | It was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that was formed in Philadelphia after the start of the revolution.

What caused the event/tax? | The rising conflict between the British and the colonies led to delegates to meet in order to plot a course of war.

What was the colonial reaction? | The colonists approved of this cause they had their own little form of government

What is the impact/effect of the event/tax | It became like a national government for the colonies raising armies, directing strategies, appointing diplomats, and managing the war efforts against the british.

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Event/Tax

Stamp act congress


Date
October 7, 1765


What is it? (Explantation)

It was the first organized meeting of the colonies to respond british policies









What caused the event/tax?

The stamp Act 








What was the colonial reaction?
There was none because the colonies made it











What is the impact/effect of the event/tax


The petitioned to repel the act by parliament and the king

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Stamp act An act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.

What is it- Adverse colonial reaction to the Stamp Act ranged from boycotts of British goods to riots and attacks on the tax collectors.

Date-March 22nd 1765

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Date-May 3, 1765

Explanation-Two or more acts of British Parliament requiring local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing and food

Colonial Reaction-Colonist resented the Quartering Act as unjust taxation, as it required colonial legislatures to pay to house the troops.

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Aiden Nenning

A meeting with 12 of the 13 delegates from the original 13 colonies that was in response to the intolerable acts and discussing a method to counter

The first colonial congress was a response to the Intolerable Acts convening the First Continental Congress to discuss and negotiate a unified approach to the British.

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Event/Tax The Boston Massacre                              Date March 5, 1770            What is it? (Explanation) British soldiers shot and killed/wounded several protesters who threw snowballs at them, which was one of the largest events leading up to the revolutionary war                                        What caused the event/tax?A group of protests got rowdy, began throwing rocks and snowballs at British soldiers, who in return, shot at them, killing some, and wounding several others.                                                    What was the colonial reaction? Outrage, it was a major cause of the revolutionary war.               What is the impact/effect of the event/tax It was widely publicized, led to widespread outrage throughout the colonies, which was a major cause of the revolutionary war.             

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Event/Tax The Boston Massacre                              Date March 5, 1770            What is it? (Explanation) British soldiers shot and killed/wounded several protesters who threw snowballs at them, which was one of the largest events leading up to the revolutionary war                                        What caused the event/tax?A group of protests got rowdy, began throwing rocks and snowballs at British soldiers, who in return, shot at them, killing some, and wounding several others.                                                    What was the colonial reaction? Outrage, it was a major cause of the revolutionary war.               What is the impact/effect of the event/tax It was widely publicized, led to widespread outrage throughout the colonies, which was a major cause of the revolutionary war.             

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Ben Gooch

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Event/Tax | Tea act Boston tea party
Date | December 16, 1773
What is it? (Explantation) | American colonist were angry so they protested and dumped the tea into the harbor Because Britain imposed taxation without representation

What was the colonial reaction? |

The American colony dumped 324 chests of tea into the harbor

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August 1765
This was a secret organization ran by Samuel Adams. This played a huge role in defeating the Stamp Acts.

It was a positive affect because finally someone was standing up to the British.

Abbie Cannon

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Date- This refers to the British acts of parliament passed during 1767 and  1768.

This act taxed goods imported to the  American colonies, as lead, paint, paper and tea.

This tax was to pay  for the salaries of officials such as governors and judges.

This act caused a lot of protests and controversy  in the American colonies. Many colonies resented what they perceived as an effort to tax without representation and this deprived them of their liberty.

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The Sugar act, (sometimes called the Revenue act) was when the British legislation attempted to stop the smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies by reducing the tax rate and providing a strong enforcement of duties on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies

The colonists felt like Britain couldn’t tax them because they had no representation in Parliament. The merchants were upset because it hurt their profits, the tax affected them the most.
sydney sears

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1765, March

It was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp.

They ranged from boycotts of British goods to riots and attacks on the tax collectors

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The Colonial Reactions were anger, sadness, confusion. The colonists decided to go war for independence- Eduardo

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Event/Tax | Battle of Lexington and concord

Date | April 19, 1775

What is it? (Explanation) |
The battle of Lexington and concord was the battle to start of the revolutionary war.

What caused the event/tax? |
Rising tension within the colonies with the British troops occupying the colonies that caused the Boston massacre and the taxes without repetition in parliament

What was the colonial reaction? |

Outrage and the formation of the minute men (men who where ready for battle at a minute notice) which lead to the battle of Lexington and concord

What is the impact/effect of the event/tax |

The effect of the battle of Lexington and concord was the revolutionary war, other effects were death on both sides of the battle, split in colonies from loyalist and patriots