Question

directions - watch the taxes and smuggling crash course video and answer the following questions in complete sentences. there are also questions to go further.

1. the taxes themselves were not necessarily the problem; instead, it was?
2. in what year did the sugar act get passed?
3. the stamp act congress decided to boycott british goods. what does boycott mean?
4. which lawyer defended the british soldiers accused of murder in the boston massacre 1770?

Explanation:

1. The issue was often the way the taxes were imposed and the lack of colonial representation in the law - making process regarding taxes.
2. The Sugar Act was passed in 1764.
3. To boycott means to refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a form of protest.
4. John Adams defended the British soldiers accused of murder in the Boston Massacre in 1770.

Answer:

1. The way the taxes were imposed and lack of colonial representation.
2. 1764
3. To refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a form of protest.
4. John Adams