American Yawp Chapter 5

Boston Tea Party {Ans: Men disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians, and dumped all the tea of ships in Boston.}Sugar Act {Ans: Sought to stop widespread smuggling of molasses in New England by cutting the duty in half but increasing enforcement. Smugglers would be tried in vice-admiralty courts.}Internal vs external taxes {Ans: Internal taxes are directly placed by Parliament, while an external tax is the colonies contributing to the empire with something like customs duties.}Stamp Act {Ans: Parliament required that documents be printed on paper to show that duty had been paid. This was the first direct tax by parliament. Because this affected many people it lead to more colonial resistance.}Thomas Jefferson {Ans: A delegate of the Continental Congress from Virginia, considered a radical.}Currency Act {Ans: Parliament restricted colonies from producing paper money, which made it hard as they didn't have many gold or silver coins there, and they were going through a postwar recession.}