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What laws/acts did Parliament pass that “angered” the American Colonists? List each, and a short explanation why each act/law angered the colonists.

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Tea act: A tax on tea; angered the colonists

Stamp act: Colonists would have to purchase a "stamp" to place on public documents i.e newspapers, playing cards, almanacs, etc.

Intolerable acts: a series of laws passed by the British Government that restricted the colonist's freedoms. They were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party.

Sugar Act: A tax on sugar, this upset the colonists because they felt that the taxes were unfair, as they lacked representation in congress.

Proclamation of 1763: Prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains, a desire for better farmland led many colonists to defy this act.

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