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British Government - Cause and Effect Flashcards

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Causes and effects of the different acts British parliament placed on American colonists.

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648730207Sugar Act; purposeTax molasses and sugar, and to pay of French and Indian War debt1
648730208Stamp Act; purposeTaxes newspapers, licenses, and colonial paper products Pay for stamp when buying paper items2
648730209Townshend Act; purposeTaxes glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea3
648730210Tea Act; purposeBritish East India Company sells tea to colonists at cheap price and Britain still collects taxes4
648730211Coercive/Intolerable Acts; purposePunish colonists for Boston Tea Party5
648730212Sugar Act; resultColonial protests, boycotts6
648730213Stamp Act; resultBoycotts; met with congress and repealed7
648730214Townshend Act; resultBoycotts, tension, Boston Massacre, formation of Sons of Liberty8
648730215Tea Act; resultBoston Tea Party9
648730216Coercive/Intolerable Acts; resultBoston Harbor closed, Massachusetts charter cancelled, colonial land given to Quebec colony10
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