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    Two major actions taken by the English Parliament during the 1760s that angered the colonists were the Currency Act and Stamp Act. The Currency Act was passed in efforts of the British trying to control the paper money in the United States. This act banned the production of coins and government money in the United States. According to the British‚ the only way to be able to use colonial paper money was for public transactions only. It was banned for private transactions. Finally‚ in 1770 Parliament

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    Corwin Sprunger Coach Fox English III - 6 1 March 2015 Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel There are many other people that could be placed on a stamp but Dr. Seuss is a little different than other people. Dr. Seuss should be placed on a commemorative postage stamp because he had a big imagination‚ entertained people and helped children learn how to read. When he was young‚ he made “loopy” drawings of animals‚ characters‚ and people. Even his father took him to the zoo to help him be creative with his drawings

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    Samuel Adams: An American View of the Stamp Act Samuel Adams writes a letter to his English friend‚ John Smith‚ defending the American’s side of the new imperial taxation and control. He describes the colonists thinking of the act as “both burdensome and unconstitutional.” They feel as if they are not represented as they should be and that their rights as Englishmen are being taken away from them. He goes on to say that Parliament cannot tax them consistent with the constitution because they

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    ones that placed the most resentment to the colonists were the Sugar Acts‚ which put 3 more pennies per gallon of sugar‚ the Quartering Act‚ which forced the colonists to accommodate to the needs of British troops‚ and most importantly the Stamp Act‚ which put a stamp on basically everything and colonists had to pay for it. The money collected from all these taxes was used to pay for

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    www.BankExamsToday.com Postal Assistants Recruitment Examination Question Paper Part 1 - Mathematics : .c om 1. In a division sum‚ the divisor is 10 times the quotient and 5 times the remainder. If the remainder is 46‚ the dividend is: (1) 4236 (2) 4306 (4) 5336 m sT 2. If 1.5 x= 0.04 y‚ then the value of (y-x) (y+x) is: od ay (3) 4336 (1) 730/77 (2) 73/77 kE xa (3) 7.3/77 (4) 703/77 .B an 3. An employee may claim Rs. 7.00 for each km when he travels

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    The Sugar and Stamp Acts‚ 1763-1765 During 1760‚ George become a king of the England when he was twenty two year old. He try to find a new job from his hardwork and he struggle also. However‚ he also try to find a person who he can trust him and give a job as a minister. Furthermore‚ there were some problems going on such as‚ war and people are cheating with each other in their business. Theser problem are going only because of the money everyone want money. Subsequently‚ there were a protest about

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    “A Colonial Family’s Reaction to the Stamp Act” One late summer afternoon‚ I found my pa and my grandpa sitting outside talking. I could tell it was a serious conversation‚ so I decided it was best that I stay hidden behind the barn . Pa seemed upset and grandpa was trying to calm him down. Pa looked into grandpa’s eyes and said‚ “It is not right that we have to pay a tax because of the war. The extra money is not necessary for the war.” Grandpa replied‚ “ I know that this is a hard situation

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    do besides our daily chores. Hobbies are thus of many different kinds‚ each person having a hobby that caters to his/her likes‚ talents and innate desires. This is why there are many kinds of hobbies like reading‚ playing‚ socialising‚ gardening‚ stamp collection‚ and the list goes on. No one has all these hobbies but we all have one or the other of these which we enjoy doing in our free time. For every individual it is very necessary to develop some hobby so that at free or lonely times‚ he can

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    or attending a musical performance are not hobbies. Stamp collecting‚ coin collecting‚ gardening‚ painting and photography are a few hobbies. These are superior kind of recreation‚ for they provide intellectual enjoyment. A happy feature about a hobby is that it lacks seriousness—for‚ a hobby pursued in a serious spirit‚ becomes a task. Let us take up stamp-collecting. Several resort to it as a hobby. We carefully remove the stamps from letters that have been addressed to us or to our friends

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    from magic to stamp collecting and my basement is evidence of this. I have accumulated so much “stuff” over the years that at first it seems difficult to narrow the important things down to just 4 or 5. However‚ there are a few things that I could not possibly live without. The items I’ve chosen are things that have made me who I am‚ have strengthened my relationship with my family‚ and remind me of a better time. The items I would include in a memory box consist of my stamp collection‚ my

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