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The Sugar Act
Act that required people to pay taxes on sugar to stop smuggling into and out of colonies -
Stamp Act of 1963
A tax that required everyone to pay tax on every piece of paper, newspaper, documents, and even playing cards. -
Sons of Liberty
A group of men who protested against the stamp act by causing trouble in the city. They usually used straw dummies that looked like officials and set them on fire. -
Daughters of Liberty
A group of women who protested against taxes by not drinking tea and making their own clothes. -
Declaratory act
Parliament had the right to pass laws for colonies. -
Boston Massacre
When five colonists were killed for no reason and the captain of the troops was later charged for murder. -
Boston Tea Party
The sons of liberty protested against tea taxes by pouring crates of tea into the Boston harbor. -
The Declaration of Independence
A document written by Thomas Jefferson to King george. This document was written because the. Colonists wanted independence from Britain.
