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What is it called when taxes are imposed on imported goods?
tariffs
Increase in old taxes and new taxes on imported goods to raise money for England?
Grenville Program
Why might a coutry's government decide to place high taxes on imported goods?
To help the the economy of the country from which the goods came.
Tariffs differ from taxes because tariffs are what?
Only collected on imported goods
Why is there a tax on imported goods?
Taxes on foreign goods provide many governments a way of collecting revenue without creating the public outrage typically associated with increasing income taxes, sales taxes, or other more direct taxation methods.
Why did parliament pass the sugar and the stamp act?
the act lowered the taxes of molasses imported by the colonist
What did the colonist do to let the parliament know they were against new taxes?
They stopped buying british goods
What was the townshead act?
When the British put taxes on all imported goods. Also the British could check up on the colonist when ever they wanted to.
What did the colonist do when parliament passed more taxes?
It was bad
What are tariffs or custom duties?
these are taxes on imported goods
What is it called when taxes are imposed on imported goods?
tariffs
What did the the sugar act do?
**The suger act lowered the taxes on molasses imported by the colonist
When country's create tariffs they?
set taxes on imported goods
What did the colonist think about the new taxes on and other goods?
that they were no good
What the effect of parliament passed the tea act?
colonist have to pay taxes
What are protective tariiffs?
They are taxes placed on imported goods to increase the price and protect locally produced goods which may cost more than the imported similar goods.
How did the colonist protest the taxes placed on the British goods?
The Boston tea party and they boycotted the goods
