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| term | definition |
|---|---|
| SUGAR ACT | LOWERED TAX ON MOLASSES INSTEAD OF SMUGGLING THEY NOW HAVE TO PAY |
| SONS OF LIBERTY | MEN WHO LED THE ANGRY CROWDS (BOYCOTED THE STAMP ACT) |
| BOYCOTT | A FORM OF PROTEST THAT INCLUDES REFUSING TO PURCHASE GOODS OR SERVICES |
| REPEALED | CANCELED |
| MERCANTILISM | TRADE DESIGNED TO BRING WEALTH PRIMARILY TO THE MOTHER COUNTRY |
| MILITIAS | GROUPS OF LOCAL MEN WHO ORGANIZED TO PROTEST THEIR TOWN OR COLONY |
| PROCLAMATION OF 1763 | A LAW REQUIRING COLONISTS TO STAY EAST OF A LINE DRAWN ON A MAP ALONG THE CREST OF THE APPALACHAIN MOUNTAINS |
| QUARTERING ACT | THIS LAW REQUIRED COLONISTS TO PROVIDE HOUSING TO THE BRITISH SOLDIERS |
| REVENUE | INCOME |
| DUTY | TAX |
| SUGAR ACT | THIS LAW WAS DESIGNED TO RASIE REVENUE AS WELL AS TO REINFORCE BRITISH CONTROL OVER THE COLONIES |
| CURRENCY ACT | THIS LAW AIMED TO MORE TIGHTLY CONTROL THE CONIAL ECONOMY. THIS ACT DELARED ONLY BRITISH CURRENCY COULD BE USED IN THE COLONIES. |
| GRIEVANCES | OBJECTIONS |
| TYRANNY | UNJUST RULE BY AN ABSOLUTE RULER |
| STAMP ACT | IT WAS DESIGNED PURELY TO RAISE REVENUE TO PAY FOR THE SOLDIERS STATIONED IN THE COLONIES. THIS ACT REQUIRED THAT ALL PRINTED MATERIALS HAVE A SPECIAL GOVERMENT STAMP |