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    tax started to lower‚ later it died out. Protest didn’t stop just there but continued once the Quartering Act came out in 1765. This made colonist provide food to British troops. While making this new act they started to enforce a new tax called the stamp tax. This tax was not for the debt‚ but to support the new military force. The tax was for all legal documents to be stamped which certified that the tax was paid. Again‚ the Americans began to protest but this time they took action. They gathered

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    So they made the stamp act. This made people buy stamps whenever they wanted to buy paper. Many Protested and resisted to pay their taxes. https://prezi.com/hdwsk8fx9ozw/american-revolution-cause-and-effect-timeline/ "Stamp Act Congress " They asked the king to repeal the stamp act. They asked the king to repeal the stamp act. The repeal of the act. https://prezi.com/hdwsk8fx9ozw/american-revolution-cause-and-effect-timeline/

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    The years 1750-1776 were very volatile years regarding the relationship between Britain and the North American colonies. A large scale war‚ taxes‚ and revolts all played a part in the hostilities between the two nations. Economics‚ however‚ may have been the spark that started the fire between the two nations‚ and might perhaps be the most significant cause of the future conflicts between the North American colonies and Great Britain. The French and Indian war was fought from 1754-1761 primarily

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    Debates the Stamp Act” (1765)‚ as saying “the stamp tax takes in a great degree its proportion from the riches of the people.” Since this tax came from the sale of all paper products‚ almost all colonists had to pay it. The tax covered almost everything from Wills to a deck of cards. The British imposed the tax this way to ensure that every single person would have to pay it because every single person had need for at least one of these products. There were very few that were exempt from the Stamp Act and

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    numerous protests from spoiled Americans‚ the duties were reduced. Also‚ the Quartering Act of 1765‚ it required certain colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops. Another Act… the Stamp Act mandated the use of stamped paper of the affixing of stamps‚ certifying payment of tax‚ and well stamps were required on bills of sale for about 50 trade items as well as on certain types of

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    Eve of the Revolution The colonists began off acting as their own countries. They were not unified at all. However‚ because of the new taxes imposed by Britain‚ such as the Stamp Act‚ the colonists started to come together and revolt against Britain. They figured out that they must not only become unified‚ but they must also create their own sense of identity‚ unique to Americans. This identity and unification is what led to the eve of the revolution. Once the colonies had been set up‚ and

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    French and Indian war DBQ The french and Indian war was a major catalyst in the desire for independence amongst the american colonies. Although the Britain came out victorious‚ the consequences outweighed the positives. As a result‚ the French and Indian war led to Great britain exerting more political and economic control over the colonies exacerbating the ideological divide between the two. Unfair tariffs and exertion of control over the colonies by the British would lead to American colonist

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    October 7‚1763 - The Proclamation of 1763‚ signed by King George III of England‚ prohibits any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains and requires those already settled in those regions to return east in an attempt to ease tensions with Native Americans. April 5‚1764 - The Sugar Act is passed by the English Parliament to offset the war debt brought on by the French and Indian War and to help pay for the expenses of running the colonies and newly acquired territories. This act doubles

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    then we’ll just raise taxes and make you pay anyway. They did this by increasing taxes on sugar (The Sugar act of 1764)‚ and increasing taxes on stamps (The Stamp act of 1765). Civic Ideals and Practices The Stamp act was later repealed in 1766‚ due to the Americans protesting in the streets‚ refused to buy stamps‚ and mobs took to violence to make stamp collectors resign. The Americans gained confidence from playing such a part in the

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    from smuggling it in. Of course the tax was placed onto the colony while they were in a state of financial depression. In response‚ the Merchants refused to buy luxury British imports‚ but the rebellion didn’t start until the Quartering act and the Stamp act began. The Quartering act was created in 1765. Colonists were told to house‚ feed‚ and care for the troops as they came. The act backfired in 1766 when 1‚500 troops appeared in New York. The Provincial Assembly refused to obey the law‚ and

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