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Bell Ringer – 10/9/07

Bell Ringer – 10/9/07. List 5 things that American tax money pays for today How does the American government get tax money? What do you believe the British Parliament (government) used tax money for in the American colonies?. The Sugar Act.

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Bell Ringer – 10/9/07

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  1. Bell Ringer – 10/9/07 • List 5 things that American tax money pays for today • How does the American government get tax money? • What do you believe the British Parliament (government) used tax money for in the American colonies?

  2. The Sugar Act • Parliament needed money to “protect & secure” the frontier. They decided to tax the colonists to get $$. • The British passed the Sugar Act in 1764. It imposed a duty (import tax) on foreign sugar, molasses, and other items entering the colonies • Inspectors searched ships and homes for smuggled goods

  3. The Stamp Act • In 1765 this law placed a tax on printed matter of all kinds: advertisements, diplomas, legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards • Stamped paper or special stamps proved the printed material had been taxed

  4. Nonimportation Agreements • Colonists signed these agreements in which they promised not to buy or import British goods • Colonists held many protests, some were peaceful but some were violent • The Boston Sons of Liberty began as a committee of artisans, lawyers, merchants, & politicians who opposed the Stamp Act

  5. Samuel Adams • A leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty who fought for colonists’ rights • Harvard graduate; son of a local beer brewer • “If we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty, we encourage it.”

  6. Quartering Act • In 1765 the British passed this law • It required colonists to help pay to quarter, or house and supply, the British troops • Colonists protested British goods. Many women held spinning parties to make their own cloth. Why?

  7. Homework • Read pages 100 – 106 • Answer #1, #2, and #4c on page 106 – due Thursday • Tomorrow is Project Write-On! Be sure to bring a writing utensil, your journal, and an open mind

  8. The Boston Tea Party • http://www.school-house-rock.com/King.html

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