Question

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1. How did the colonists boycott and use petitions to get British tax laws repealed?

2. What role did the committees of correspondence play?

3. What details about the colonists response to the Stamp Act tell you that it was one cause of the American Revolution?

4. Based on James Otis’s response to British writs of assistance, what concerns did the colonists have about British searches?

5. Based on James Otis’s response to British writs of assistance, what concerns did the colonists have about British searches?

Answer 1

1. In October 1765, representatives from nine colonies met to petition the British government to deny Parliament's power to tax the colonies. ... The repeal of the Stamp Act temporarily quieted colonial protests, but there was renewed resistance to the new taxes imposed in 1767 under the Townshend Acts.

2. The Communications Commission promoted manufacturing in the 13 colonies and advised the colonists not to buy goods imported from Britain. The goal of the correspondence committees across the 13 colonies was to inform voters of the common threats they faced from their home country, Britain.

3. Although resented, the Sugar Act tax was hidden in the cost of import duties, and most colonists accepted it. The Stamp Act, however, was a direct tax on the colonists and led to an uproar in America over an issue that was to be a major cause of the Revolution: taxation without representation.

4. The colonists protested the aid order, saying it violated their rights as British citizens.