the British law stating that only the East India Company was allowed to sell tea to the American colonists
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How did the Currency Act of 1764 directly affect Benjamin Franklin?
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Why were many colonists against writs of assistance?
The writs allowed and justified searches without cause.
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What methods did some merchants in the English colonies probably use to get around the Sugar Act, the Currency Act, and the Stamp Act?
Merchants in the colonies may have smuggled or hidden their goods, falsified their tax documents, bartered for goods, or tried to use illegal colonial money.
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What was Prime Minister George Grenville's policy toward the colonies?
Britain should tax colonies directly to raise money to pay for the war debt
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How did the increase in the number of British troops help cause the Boston Massacre?
Boston citizens were angered by British soldiers who camped on Boston Commons. Many soldiers took second jobs. This took jobs away from colonists.
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What is unjust rule by an absolute ruler called?
tyranny
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What was the Quartering Act?
one of several British laws that required American colonists to provide housing and food for British soldiers stationed in North America
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What is a duty?
a tax on imports
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What was the British law requiring colonists to purchase a stamp for official documents and published papers called?
The Stamp Act
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
a law requiring colonists to stay east of a line drawn on a map along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains
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Why did some colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763?
They thought the king was restricting their freedom to expand westward.
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What were the writs of assistance?
a legal document giving authorities the right to enter and search a home or business