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At what age did King George III assume the throne after his grandfather's death? What year was it?
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Age 22
1760
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How did Britian attempt to control the colonies that only caused a growing resentment among them?
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Imposing laws
exploiting thru taxes
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What Pennsylvania Lawyer warned that Britain's policies presented a threat to the colonists?
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John Dickinson
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What order issued by King George III closed the region west of the Appalachian Mountains to all settlements by colonists?
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The Proclamation of 1763
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What British General despised and ignored Indian protests and ended the flow of trade goods with the Indians?
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General Jeffrey Amherst
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What three Indian tribes in the great lakes region, rebelled against the British - known as the Pontiac's Rebellion in spring of 1763?
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Ottawa
Huron
Potawatomi
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Between what years did the British sign peace treaties with the Indian groups who had taken part in the Pontiac's Rebellion?
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1764-1766
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What was the name of the finance minister who becam Britian's Prime Minister in April of 1763?
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George Grenville
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Why did the British decide to tax and pass laws on the colonists?
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British were the most heavily taxed people in the world
had heavy debts from defending it's empire
Grenville thought colonists should also bear the taxes of British citizens
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What member of Parliament wrote to his friend Benjamin Franklin and advised him of Grenville's plan to raise money from the colonies in the form of new taxation? What year?
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Richard Jackson
1764
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In 1764, what Act was passed that marked the start of Grenville's taxation plan against the colonists?
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Sugar Act
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What was the Sugar Act meant to do?
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Cut tax on foreign molassess in half in an effort to encourage Americans to buy imported molasses and pay tax rather than risk penalties for smuggling molasses. He hoped to increase tax collections.
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What regulations did Grenville impose on ship owners and colonists caught smuggling that upset the colonists?
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Seizure of ships
Smuggling cases would be tried in Britian rather than in colonial courts.
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Why were the colonists upset about trials being held in Britian?
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Under British law, such cases were decided by a judge and not by a jury.
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What law required the colonies to provide housing ans supplies for the British troops who remained in America? What was the year it was passed?
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Quartering Act
1765
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