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Acts of British
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sugar Act | To raise money for the cost of administering the colonies |
| Sugar Act Effect | Colonists wrote written protests, boycotted and said "no taxation without representation!" |
| Stamp Act | Requires the purchase of tax stamps which are to be attached to all printed goods |
| Stamp Act Effect | Colonists protest violently, Stamp Act Congress prepares a Declaration of Rights and Grievances, Boycotting british goods begins |
| Quartering Act | Required colonies to quarter, or provide food and lodging, for British soldiers |
| Quartering Act Effect | Colonial legislatures refuse to pay for supplies required by the Quartering Act |
| The Declaratory Act | Reminds colonists that Britain keeps the right to make laws in the colonies |
| The Declaratory Act Effect | Colonists continue to resist other British imposed laws, although joyed by the Stamp Act repeal |
| The Townshend Duties | Require colonists to pay minor import duties on tea, glass, oil, lead, paper and painter's colors |
| The Townshend Duties Effect | Colonies boycott British imports again, cutting trade in half |
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