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"The Stamp Act and the Quartering Act - American Revolution." University of San Francisco (USF). Web. 28 Apr.

2012. <http://www.usfca.edu/fac-staff/conwell/revo lution/stamp.htm>. A source that provides information on both the Stamp Act, an act that was passed after the Townshend Acts, and the Quartering Act, an act tha t was passed before the Townshend Acts, this source provides descriptions of eac h and basic overviews. "The Stamp Act." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, 4 July 1995. Web. 28 Apr. 2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/stampact.htm>. Expl anations about what the Stamp Act was were provided in this source. A helpful th ing about this source was that it provides the entire document of the Stamp Act, including all fifty-four rules that it entails. It also provides interesting pi eces of information. "The Sugar Act." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, 4 July 1995. Web. 28 Apr. 2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sugaract.htm>. Expl anations of what the Sugar Act was were provided in this source. The Sugar Act i s related to the Townshend Acts because the Sugar Act was in the aftermath of th e Townshend Acts. The British government needed more money still, even after tax ing the American colonists with the Townshend Acts. "The Townshend Acts." United States American History. Web. 28 Apr. 2012. <http:/ /www.u-s-history.com/pages/h643.html>. A source about the Townshend Acts, this w ebsite explains the three acts of which the Townshend Acts were made up of - the New York Restraining Act, the Customs Service Reorganization, and the Townshend Duty Act. It helped me to comprehend what the Townshend Acts really were. Patrick, John J.. Rights and Revolution in America. Oxford University Press, 200 3. eLibrary. Web. 06 May. 2012. A book about the journey that Americans took to become an independent nation, Ri ghts and Revolution in America is helpful to me because it is a book source, wh ich means it is written by a person who has very little reason to distort. Grahame, James. "American Colonies Oppose The Stamp Act: By James Grahame." Hist ory of the World. Bureau of Electronic Publishing, 1992. n.pag. eLibrary. Web. 0 6 May. 2012. A scholarly article by James Grahame, American Colonies Oppose the Stamp Act l to me because it helps me understand why the colonists got so angry that the S tamp Act was being imposed on them. Also, it is written by a reliable source th at has very little reason to distort. Sugar Act and Stamp Act: Detailed Overview. eLibrary. Web. 06 May. 2012. The degree of detail on this source is helpful to me because it helps me further understand the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act. However, it is not a scholarly jour nal nor a book, so it may be less reliable than some of my more helpful sources. "The Quartering Act." Britannica Annals of American History, v 3.0. 2009. eLibra ry. Web. 06 May. 2012. Most of my sources had been regarding the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act, so I was lacking in information about the Quartering Act. This article was helpful to me because it focused specifically on that topic.

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