HIS 108 Lecture 10: Lecture 10
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Indian war had come to an end: new york and the other colonies didn"t believe british soldiers. It placed taxes on glass, lead, painters" colors, and paper. smugglers through the use of writs of assistance, general warrants that. Indemnity means security or protection against a loss or other financial burden. It reduced taxes on the british east india company when they imported tea into england. It gave customs officials broad authority to enforce the taxes and punish could be used to search private property for smuggled goods: revenue act. England, which meant the colonies were forced to trade only with england: commissioners of custom act. It created a new customs board for the north american colonies, to be headquartered in boston. Incidents between customs and officials, military personnel, and colonists broke out across the colonies, eventually leading to the occupation of.