Acts/Events (5-8) Flashcards
When was the Molasses Act started?
1733
What did the Molasses act tax?
molasses, rum, and sugar
How did people get around the Molasses Act?
Smuggling
What act did the Molasses Act precede?
sugar act
WHat did the Molasses Act aim to do?
Regulate trade and raise revenue
When was the molasses act replaced?
1764
What was the molasses act replaced with?
sugar act
How was the Sugar Act enforced?
more strict than molasses act
What did the Stamp Act tax?
stamps which needed to be put on all paper
When did the stamp act begin?
1765
when was the stamp act repealed?
1766
What did the stamp act congress aim to do
assert their independence and demand the stamp act to be repealled
How did the 7 year war begin?
territorial disputes in NA
Who supported brittain in the 7 year war?
Iroquois Confederacy
What consequence did the french indian war have brittain?
heavy debt