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Intolerable Acts DBQ

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Robert Bastic
US History 1
Professor Mastrangelo
October 27,2015
Exam 2
1.The Intolerable Acts was a term used by the American Patriots' due to a series of laws passed by the British after the Boston Tea party. The acts were also known as the Coercive Acts in Great Britian. The acts were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their part in the Boston Tea Party.
2. The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed, by British Parliament, relating to the British colonies in North America. The purpose of the acts was to raise funds to pay judges and governors so they would continue to stay loyal to the British. Great Britian was hoping with the judges and governors continuing to stay loyal, they would be able to continue to control the trade regulations. Little did they know, there would be …show more content…

The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest. The whiskey tax was the first of its kind under George Washington, the first president of the United States. Even though the tax was created for all distilled beverages, it primarily involved whiskey, which at the time was the most popular. The tax was created to help off set the cost of the American Revolutionary War.
The newfound tax was met with quite a bit of resistance. Many of the resisters were war veterans. They would resist due to the fact they thought they were fighting the same things that caused the American Revolution, no taxation without local representation. It eventually led to the establishing of political parties.
4. Shays' Rebellion is the name of protests by American farmers. The leader of the rebellion was Daniel Shay’s. Daniel would lead thousands of men against the State of Massachusetts, due to what was believed to be unjust economic issues.
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