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Q: What act was not passed by the British that upset the colonists?
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Which act passed by parliament forced the colonists to house and feed british soldiers?

It was the Quartering Act that forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers. The act was passed in 1765.


Why were british colonist upset about the stamp act?

Some British colonists were upset, because they were imposed a tax without their voice in the British Parliament.


What British Act upset the colonists who wrote the Declaration of Rights?

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What two acts were passed in 1764 that upset the colonists?

The Tea Act, which made tea cheaper by sending it straight to the colonies without going to Britain first. The Colonists weren't happy because they would have to buy the tea that was sent and at the fact that there were British officials running.


What did England do that upset the colonists?

The colonists destroyed all of the tea (the Boston tea party), Making the British mad because not only were they in debt already but now they were millions of dollars in debt because of the colonists.


How did the colonists feel after the intolerable act passed?

angry and determined to be free of the British


Which act passed by the british government the the colonists had to pay a tax on all printed materials?

Stamp Act


Carried out a boycott of british goods after the passage of the stamp act?

The Stamp Act was passed by the British government. After it was passed, the American colonists instituted a boycott of British goods.


Why did the stamp act upset the American colonists?

Some British colonists were upset, because they were imposed a tax without their voice in the British Parliament.


Which act passed by the British government would send colonists to trial in Nova Scotia if they did not follow it?

Sugar Act


Colonists reacted to taxes imposed by the British by?

The colonists were angry because of the famous line "no taxation without representation." Britain kept passing acts and the colonists had no say. The Sugar Act and Townshend Acts had been passed before the Stamp Act. In the end, Britain did repeal (get rid of) the Stamp Act, but then passed an act requiring the colonists to house British soldiers.


Why were colonists upset about the stamp act?

Colonists were upset about the Stamp Act because the British were forcing taxes on every piece of printed paper that the Americans used.