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| 4926715268 | Stamp Act | Desgined to raise revenue. Direct tax on colonists. It imposed tax on all sorts of printed matter in the colonies. It was the most opposed act, led to the stamp act congress (no taxation w/o representation) **turning point for the colonist. | 0 | |
| 4926715269 | Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) | Was a consequence of the boston tea party. Had 5 acts. Massachuetts government act (gov of mass. under british control) Justice Act (allowed to move trials to britian) Boston Port Act (closed port) Quartering Act (british soilders stay in american homes) Quebec Act (let catholics in quebec freely practice religion) | 1 | |
| 4926715270 | Alien & Sedition Act | Federalist congress w president adams. Created powers to deport foreigners & made it harder for immigrants to vote | 2 | |
| 4926715271 | Kansas-Nebraska Act | It allowed citizens in kansas & nebraska to vote if they wanted slavery in their territories. Popular soviernty. | 3 | |
| 4926715272 | Homestead Act | Westward expanision. Go westward, live for 5 years on 160 acres of land for small fees. | 4 | |
| 4926715273 | Dawes Act | Same thing as homestead act, live there for 25 yrs to have more american ideals and convert them from their native ways | 5 | |
| 4926715274 | National Origins Act 1924 | Congress imposed restrictions on immigrants, lowered immigration from asia | 6 | |
| 4926715275 | Social Security Act | Created a program that had automatic taxes on people thruought their working carrer so @ the agenof 65 they could collect money for a monthly pension. | 7 | |
| 4926715276 | Lend-Lease Act | Military aid to britian or any country that the president would see as a good defense move for the US. Exchange, lease and sales of equitment and arms. | 8 | |
| 4926715277 | Highway Act | Basically built the highway. (Eishienhower). Made quicker travel,expanded cities and suburbs, quick military transportation | 9 |
