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Some colonists resorted to smuggling in order to get around the Navigation Acts. They were a series of acts that restricted foreign shipping for trade between the colonies and England.
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What laws requiring a tax be paid on imported good?
the navigations act of 1651
How did the colonists feel about currency act?
In 1776 the British imposed the Currency Act, colonies were no longer allowed to have paper money. Prior to this act, the British government wanted the majority of the wealth that were there for the taking. They passed all kinds of Acts such as the Manufacturing Act, the Stamp Act, the Navigations Act. They also taxed the Colonists on almost every product they purchased. To say the least, the colonists became very angry and started to revolting since they feel they have very little voice in these matters. These acts did not start the revolution but it was a major factor.
How many colonists protested against the townshend act?
around 3000
Why did the colonists protest during the stamp act?
The Stamp Act taxed every colonists directly so the colonists crowd was furious The Stamp Act actually placed a tax on all ads, newspaper articles, and things in that area meaning that the colonists in the 13 colonies would have to pay for them to find out what was going on around their country
How did the navigations acts affect trade between Britain and its colonies?
It affected them because the colonists had to sell they're raw materials to Britain even if they could get a better price elsewhere.
Why did the colonists fear the stamp act?
The Colonists feared the Stamp Act because they did not have much money, and because the Stamp Act was based on many of the Colonists daily uses.
How did most British merchants respond to the colonists resistance to the Stamp Act?
they stamped around town
Which laws passed by Parliament stated that all colonial trade had to be done by British merchants and carried on British ships?
navigations act
In this passage from the Declaration of Independence the primary complaint of the colonists is centered around Parliament's passage of the?
quartering act
What was the colonists' response to the Townshend Act?
The response from the colonists was anger.
What act was passed to punish colonists for rebelling against Stamp Act?
The Townshend Act was passed in 1767 after the Colonists rebelled against the Stamp Act. The Townshend Act was a tax on glass, paint, lead, tea and other things the Colonists needed.
Laws calling for a tax on imported goods is called?
Townshend Acts when refering to American History around the time of the American Revolution
