No Taxation Without Representation Notes
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Sugar Act
1764; lowered tax on molasses to encourage colonists to stop smuggling; increased enforcement of collecting taxes
Stamp Act
1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.
"No taxation without representation"
the belief that the colonists should not be taxed if they are not represented in British Parliament
George Grenville
British minister who was in charge of raising revenue to help Britain get out of debt following the French and Indian War
Quartering Act
1765 Law that required colonists to feed and shelter British troops
Townshend Act
A tax that the British Parliament passed in 1767 that was placed on leads, glass, paint and tea
Samuel Adams
Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty; cousin to John Adams
Sons of Liberty
Organization led by Samuel Adams to protest unfair taxes; used violent protests
Declaratory Act
1766; Gave Britain the power to tax and make laws for the colonists in all cases.
Boycott
A refusal to buy certain goods
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