Townsend Acts-were a series of measures,passed by the British Parliament in 1767,that taxed goods imported to the American colonies Stamp Act-an act regulating stamp duty (a tax on the legal recognition of documents) Declaratory Acts-an act of the Parliament of Great Britain,which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the changing and lessening of the Sugar Act Proclamation of 1763-The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7 1763,by King George lll following Great Britain’s acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years War Sugar act-a law passed by the Britain Parliament in 1764 raising duties on foreign refined sugar imported by the colonies so as to give British sugar growers in the West Indies a monopoly on the colonial market Writs of Assistance-is a written order issued by a court instructing a law enforcement official,such as a sheriff or a tax collector,to perform a certain task.Historically,several types of writs have been called “writs of assistance “
Sharecropping became widespread in the South as a response to economic upheaval caused by the end of slavery during and after Reconstruction. Sharecropping was a way for poor farmers, both white and black, to earn a living from land owned by someone else.
Athens permitted citizens to take part directly in day-to-day affairs of government and became the worlds first democracy.
Direct Democracy is where the participating citizens are allowed to vote on legislation directly. This was the type of democracy Athens practiced and it was the first of its kind in the known world.
