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Stamp Act
Question | Answer |
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What is the Stamp Act? | Required colonists to buy a government stamp for almost every paper document |
Who was affected by the Stamp Act? | All English colonists. |
Why the Stamp Act? | Needed to raise money to pay for the French & Indian war. |
What two events happened in Boston that showed the colonists were mad and rebellious with England? | The Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre. |
What were the groups opposing England called? | The Sons of Liberty |
What is taxation without representation? | Where someone is required to pay taxes to a government |
Georgia was the only colony that paid the Stamp Act. What did the other colonies think about that? | They felt that Georgia was unworthy of the kings consideration |