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Gave Great Britain more land in North America and led to the American Revolution
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Prohibited colonists from moving west.
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A tax put on the import of sugar and molasses.
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Colonies were forbidden from issuing paper money.
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Protest group against the Stamp Act.
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A tax on all paper used for printed material.
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The governor cannot pass any new bills until they agreed on with the Quartering Act of 1767
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A tax put on British goods imported to the colonies. Examples are glass, tea, lead, paint and paper.
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A board of customs used to enforce trade regulation in America.
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Three new courts were added to help with prosecutions.
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British troops killed 5 people who were protesting.
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Allowed tea to be shipped by British companies to America duty free. The Boston Tea Party was a protest again this act.
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Author who wrote Common Sense and encouraged the American colonists to fight for their independence.
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Series of laws passed that were meant to punish colonists for throwing the tea into the harbor.
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Restricted town meetings.
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Delegates met at Philadelphia to state the rights of the Colonies which was known as the First Continental Congress.
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Made British officials immune to criminal prosecution.
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Required colonists to house British soldiers.
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Gave freedom of worship to Catholics in Canada.
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British troops were sent to take weapons but were defeated by the untrained American army.