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AH BFN ch 8-9b
American History Big fat Notebook ch 8-9b
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First formal attempt to unite the colonies | Albany Plan of Union |
| Lowered taxes on molasses brought into the colonies (to minimize smuggling) | The Sugar Act |
| First direct tax on individual colonist (Taxed any printed paper goods) | The Stamp Act |
| Colonial assemblies denounced the tax laws, claiming the tax was illegal on the grounds that they had no representation in Parliament. | "No Taxation Without Representation" |
| Taxed imports to the colonies , including tea | Townshend Acts |
| Gave customs officials permission to search for taxable goods without a search warrant | Writs of Assistance |
| Dispute at a customhouse where taxes were collected where redcoats panicked and killed 5 citizens | The Boston Massacre |
| Gave the British East India Company a monopoly on selling tea to the colonies | Tea Act |
| The Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans dumped 342 chests of East India co. tea into Boston Harbor | Boston Tea Party |
| Restrictions ordered by King George III to exert control over the colonies | Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts |