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colonial test
colonies
Question | Answer |
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the stamp act forced colonists to pay a____on: | a tax on all printed documents. some examples are playing cards, stamps, newspapers, calenders, almanacs or marriage certificates |
when did the parliament repeal the stamp act and what law did they pass immediatley after? | it was repealed in 1766 and they passed the declaratory act which stated that they can make any laws or taxes no matter what and the colonists have to follow them. |
what is mercantilism? | mercantilism is the British wanting to make more tradeing money than they lose soby forcing colonists to buy british products, thousands of people need their goods. |
what was the war debt and how did it affect colonists? | the french and indian war was very expensive for Britain so to regain lost money, they taxed the colonists. |
what was the sugar act? | the sugar act was a tax created by parliament stating that sugar, indigo and molasses |
how was the french and indian war started and who was involved? | it was started by colonists crossing into N.Am hunting territory. the french, spanish, indian and british empires were involved. |