The Acts Flashcards
The Acts the Britain placed on the US before they gained freedom.
1
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The Navigation Acts
A
When Britain prohibited the US from trading with anyone outside of Britain
2
Q
Quartering Act
A
US colonies had to house British soldiers
3
Q
Sugar Act
A
High tax on sugar, molasses, and other imported products to the Americas
4
Q
Currency Act
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Prohibited the printing of paper money in the colonies
5
Q
Stamp Act
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Imposed a tax on things like stamps, newspapers, paper, etc.
6
Q
Townshend Acts
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Placed tax on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
7
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Intolerable Acts
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Four laws that punished the Massachusetts Bay colony for the Boston Tea Party
