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Road to Revolution
Question | Answer |
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After the French and Indian War, why did King George III of Britian need a way to help? | pay off debt |
Who did King George III persuade to tax the colonists? | parliament |
What did parliament pass in 1765? | Stamp Act |
What are some materials that the law placed a tax on? | newspapers, contracts, and prayer books |
When colonists bought items that were taxed, they put a stamp on it. Why? | to prove that the tax was paid |
How the colonists felt over the Stamp Act | angry |
In response to the tax, what slogan did the colonists begin to use? | "No taxation without representation" |
The colonists had no representation in Parliameent and therefore, .... | no say in laws that were being made. |
Which organized group protested British taxes? | Sons and Daughters of Liberty |