Asked by JENNIFER GARCIA BUSTILLOS on May 06, 2024
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To protest the Stamp Act, colonial merchants
A) refused to sell any British-made products in the American colonies.
B) created nonexportation associations to help stop the flow of raw materials to England.
C) hired privateers to harass British merchant ships in the Atlantic and Caribbean.
D) created nonimportation associations to put pressure on British exporters.
Nonimportation Associations
Groups formed by American colonists before the American Revolution to boycott goods imported from Britain, aiming to put economic pressure on Britain to repeal unpopular legislation.
Stamp Act
A 1765 law passed by the British Parliament requiring all legal documents, newspapers, and other papers in the American colonies to bear a tax stamp, leading to widespread protest.
Colonial Merchants
Traders and business people operating in the colonial period, often involved in the exchange of goods between the colonies and the mother country.
- Understand the significance and outcomes of the repeal of the Stamp Act and the role nonimportation movements played.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the significance and outcomes of the repeal of the Stamp Act and the role nonimportation movements played.
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