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sugar act
-indirect tax(out of sight=out of mind)
-Duties on molasses and sugar -
Tea act
passed in 1773 allowed britsh east india company to sell tea directly to colonist
lower prices than colonist merchant prices tax tea cheper
tax tea is cheaper than smuggled tea
less smuggling = more tax money
members of sons of liberty dumped over 340 chests of tea into boston harber -
Boston tea party
members of sons of liberty dumped over 340 chests of tea into the boston harbor -
continental congress meets
All colonies but georgia have
voted to send a statement of grievances
voted to boycott all british trade
patrick henry- va rep, unrged colonists to unite against britian