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	Massachusetts Government Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	AACTE
		Other politicians reacted strongly as well, with the Massachusetts Speaker of the House, Thomas M. Finneran, calling those who failed "idiots", and John Silber, Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Education, claiming the test was easy enough for a bright tenth grader to pass.
		The Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993 required that all candidates for their first teaching certificate be tested as of February 21, 1998.
		According to the Massachusetts Department of Education, the test was developed in consultation with educators and institutions of higher education, and aligned with the Massachusetts Regulations for Certification of Education Personnel.
	www.aacte.org /Governmental_Relations/massachusetts_teachers_test.aspx (1421 words)

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		The shield's shape is called "Plantagenet"; the Native American model used was of the Algonquin nation; the arrow points downward to indicate that the Indian is peaceful; and the star indicates that Massachusetts was one of the original thirteen states; it was sixth.
		The schoolchildren of Massachusetts petitioned for the Corn Muffin, a staple of New England cooking, and the Legislature made it official in 1986.
		On November 16, 2000 the words and music of "Ode to Massachusetts" by Joseph Falzone was approved as the official ode of the Commonwealth.
	kerry.senate.gov /high/facts_state.html (1720 words)

	Intolerable Acts - MSN Encarta
		The people of Massachusetts had defied various British policies they considered repressive; they had resisted the Stamp Act in 1765, and in March 1770 had openly shown their resentment of the quartering of British troops in Boston.
		The Boston Port Act closed the port of Boston to trade; the Massachusetts Government Act revoked the colony's charter and forbade town meetings; the Quartering Act required the colonists to provide billets for British soldiers; and the Impartial Administration of Justice Act removed British officials from the jurisdiction of Massachusetts courts.
		At the same time, Parliament enacted the Québec Act, which many colonists associated with the Intolerable Acts because it expanded the territory of Québec and did not allow for representative government in that colony.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761579222/Intolerable_Acts.html (279 words)

	Revolutionary War Time Line
		The Stamp Act Congress passed a "Declaration of Rights and Grievances," which claimed that American colonists were equal to all other British citizens, protested taxation without representation, and stated that, without colonial representation in Parliament, Parliament could not tax colonists.
		The Massachusetts Government Act put the election of most government officials under the control of the Crown, essentially eliminating the Massachusetts charter of government.
		The Northwest Ordinance provided for a plan of government, the creation of states, the acceptance of each new state as an equal of the original states, freedom of religion, right to a trial by jury, public support of education, and the prohibition of slavery.
	www.utulsa.edu /law/classes/rice/Constitutional/Time_Line.htm (4354 words)

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	Acts and Legislation
		Act of Parliament granting freedom of worship to non-conformists.
		A series of four acts passed by the British Parliament in an effort to declare its right of colonial authority through suspension of a representative assembly and through strict collection of revenue duties.
		The act led to the Bleeding of Kansas.
	www.angelfire.com /tx/sandersonAP/Acts.html (1441 words)

	History of Nova Scotia; Book.2; Part 2; Ch. 9. The Intolerable Acts (1774)"
		Massachusetts, at the expense of its long standing democratic institutions, was to be given a large dose of aristocratic and monarchial principles.
		5 The act provided that councilors6 should be chosen by the Crown and hold office "for and during the pleasure of his Majesty." More dreadful was the provision that all judges and the courts were to be under the control of the governor, viz., they could be hired and fired as he saw fit.
		In the 13 colonies the mix was generally right, and, particularly right in Massachusetts when the mix was set off at Lexington Green: the explosion was sufficient enough to ignite, in turn, the rest of the thirteen colonies (barely so in certain cases).
	www.blupete.com /Hist/NovaScotiaBk2/Part2/Ch09.htm (2132 words)

	intolerable acts
		The “Intolerable Acts” of 1774, known to the British as the Coercive Acts, were four exceedingly severe Acts passed in 1774 expressly to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
		The Act stipulated that the port could not be re-opened until the colonists had paid for the tea that had been destroyed in the Boston Tea Party.
		This Act also greatly extended the power of the crown-appointed governor: the governor could make and alter judicial appointments entirely at his own discretion; in addition, Boston town meetings could not be convened without the governor’s prior consent.
	www.manhattanrarebooks-history.com /intolerable_acts.htm (469 words)

	TIME TO AXE THE TAX? -- THE SMALL GOVERNMENT ACT
		Massachusetts is a Democratic stronghold known for electing such staunch liberals as Ted Kennedy and Michael Dukakis.
		Howell has done surprisingly well in statewide campaigns during the last two election cycles, running on a platform proclaiming "small government is beautiful." Her initiative to abolish the income tax is otherwise known as the Small Government Act.
		Even if the Small Government Act were to pass, the 2-to-1 Democratic legislature would surely exercise its prerogative to promptly repeal it; a Gov. Fernald would face similar problems convincing a Republican legislature to go along with his income-tax plan.
	www.etherzone.com /2002/antl111102.shtml (898 words)

	amys_navigation_acts's Xanga Site
		New York became the focus of American resistance to the Quartering Act since, as headquarters for the British military in the Colonies, it was greatly affected by the Act.
		This act was expanded and altered by the succeeding Navigation Acts of 1662, 1663, 1670, 1673, and by the Act to Prevent Frauds and Abuses of 1696.
		It is clear, however, that the acts hindered the development of manufacturing in the colonies and were a focus of the agitation preceding the American Revolution.
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	The Principle of Vicinage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Massachusetts Government act vested all authority in the royal governor to appoint court officials, juries and sheriffs.
		These acts, revoking parts of charter of 1691, stripping away the power of the colonists to control the courts, and revoking all jurisdiction over British soldiers became known as the Intolerable Acts.
		The federal government now takes the same position as the British government in 1770: namely, that its officials are above the law and unanswerable to the community where they commit their crimes.
	www.localsov.com /cls/vicinage.htm (558 words)

	The Declaration of Rights and Grievances - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
		The Boston Port Act closed the port of Boston to trade; the Massachusetts Government Act revoked the colony's charter and forbade town meetings; the Quartering Act required colonists to house British soldiers on demand; and the Impartial Administration of Justice Act removed British officials from the jurisdiction of Massachusetts courts.
		Also the three acts passed in the last session of parliament, for stopping the port and blocking up the harbor of Boston, for altering the charter and government of the Massachusetts bay, and that which is entitled "An Act for the better administration of Justice," andc.
		To these grievous acts and measures Americans cannot submit, but in hopes that their fellow subjects in Great Britain will, on a revision of them, restore us to that state in which both countries found happiness and prosperity, we have for the present only resolved to pursue the following peaceable measures: 1st.
	www.usconstitution.net /intol.html (955 words)

	Noah Webster
		The Stamp Act was declared illegal and unjust by the Virginia Assembly, which also passed resolutions against taxation by the British Parliament.
		The Intolerable Acts, which were passed in early 1774 by the British Parliament, were intended to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
		The second act provided that any officer or soldier of the British government who was arrested for murder could be sent to England for trial.
	www.arches.uga.edu /~jschell/history/actors/webster.htm (515 words)

	Time Line of Events Leading to the American Revolution
		Outrage in Massachusetts over the British government's acts against the Colonies, heightened by the recent move to remove any financial control local governments may have had over their royal governor or Superior Court judges, has led to a town meeting in Boston.
		Where the previous act called for the Colonies to provide shelter, and more specifically barracks, as well as food for British soldiers and their horses, the new act demands that the Colonists provide "housing" for these soldiers and their mounts.
		The new government would consist of a president general appointed by the king and a grand council elected by the colonial assemblies.
	www.homeofheroes.com /hallofheroes/1st_floor/birth/1bc6ab.html (2661 words)

	Intolerable Acts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Intolerable Acts, called by the British the Coercive Acts or Punitive Acts, were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the growing unrest in thirteen American colonies, particularly in Boston, Massachusetts after incidents such as the Boston Tea Party.
		This British cartoon, depicting the acts as assaults upon an anthropomorphic Boston, was quickly copied and distributed by Paul Revere to all the colonies.
		Their main complaints over the Quebec Act were the protections granted to the Indian territories and to the Catholic settlers in Ohio.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Intolerable_Acts (489 words)

	Causes of The American Revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Quartering Act of 1765 was an act that allowed British troops to stay in any colonist's house as long as they needed.
		These acts are: the Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act.
		was an act that supervised the government in the Massachusetts Bay area in New England.
	www.promotega.org /msc30008/Causes.htm (582 words)

	HistoryWiz: The Intolerable Acts
		The colonists dubbed them the "Intolerable Acts." They were an important factor contributing to the American Revolution.
		Massachusetts was very proud of its independence and was angry at this infringement on its rights.
		: The fifth act was not intended to punish the colonies.
	www.historywiz.com /intolerable.htm (211 words)

	The Intolerable Acts
		The colonists called them the Intolerable Acts because they felt that they were too cruel to be accepted.
		Act I-The Boston Port Act: Until the East India Tea Company was paid in full for the crates of tea they had lost during the Boston Tea Party, the port of Boston was to be closed to all sea traffic.
		Act II-Massachusetts Government Act: In 1691, the colony of Massachusetts wrote a charter giving the colony the right to make its own laws and govern itself.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_35_48.html (386 words)

	Account of a Declaration: Gloss
		That it may be enacted: [Boundaries defined, Boundaries of Proclamation of 1763 extended to include territory west to the Mississippi, north to the frontiers of the Hudson's Bay territory, and the islands in the mouth of the St. Lawrence.]
		Established June 2, 1774, the Qartering Act of 1774 was similar in substance to the
		And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that this act, and everything herein contained, shall continue and be in force in all His Majesty's dominions in North America, until March 24, 1776.
	www.leftjustified.com /leftjust/lib/sc/ht/decl/gls3.html (1522 words)

	Massachusetts Government Act
		The Massachusetts Government Act effectively abrogated the colony’s charter and provided for an unprecedented amount of royal control.
		Constitution Bill of Rights The Massachusetts Government Act; May 20, 1774 Great Britain: Parliament An act for the better regulating the government of the province of the Massachusets Bay, in New England.
		WHEREAS by Massachusetts Government Act; May 20, 1774 Great Britain: Parliament An act for the better regulating the government of the province of the Massachusets Bay, in New England.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1244.html (274 words)

	Boston tea party - The Boston Tea Party was an event that saw a group of citizens in Boston, M (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Townshend Acts After being proposed by Charles Townshend, the British Parliament passed these acts in 1767.
		Unlike the Stamp Act of 1765 (which was direct tax), these laws were a tax on imports.
		Boston Tea Party and forbade town meetings, the Quartering Act (which required the colonists to provide billets for British soldiers) and the Impartial Administration of Justice Act (which exempted British officials from trial in Massachusettss courts).
	www.yourdictionary.com.cob-web.org:8888 /business_profile/debt/business/boston-tea-party.html (872 words)

	Talking Points - An Interactive Discussion of Current Events
		THE QUARTERING ACT: An act deemed necessary for the appropriate maintenance of an army to defend the colonies, but which was a serious invasion of the privacy of one's home.
		The Patriot Act, adopted just 45 days after the attack on the World Trade Center, was intended to address some of the problems in law enforcement's ability to gain needed information in order to promise YOU, the American citizen, security in the face of this dangerous new world we have suddenly found ourselves living in.
		The argument about the government being able to access private records doesn't scare me because i have nothing to hide in particular and what they do find can't be used against you unless you have terrorist affiliations.
	www.homeofheroes.com /talkingpoints/0403_patriotact.html (2468 words)

	The Massachusetts Historical Society \| Object of the Month
		This act authorized the company to sell a half million pounds of tea directly to the colonies, without paying the usual duties and tariffs.
		This act was the culmination of many days of posturing, threats, and counter-threats among the merchants and government officials and the radical colonists.
		Although largely aimed directly at Massachusetts, these restrictive acts bound the American colonies together in a way that King George and Parliament never predicted, leading to the formation of the first Continental Congress and the American Revolution.
	www.masshist.org /objects/2006february.cfm (617 words)

	The Intolerable Acts
		The colonists were so upset with the tax that King George and Parliament imposed on tea that they threw 342 trunks of tea into Boston Harbor.
		The colony of Massachusetts was no longer allowed to make its own laws.
		If a British official was accused of a crime in the colonies, he would be sent back to England to face charges instead of going to trial in the colonies.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_35_125.html (327 words)

	The Small Government Act (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Please subscribe to Small Government News - we'll keep you updated on how we intend to build on the surprisingly strong show of support for our bold tax cut initiative to End the Income Tax.
		The Small Government Act to End the Income Tax was the boldest tax cut initiative in American history.
		The Massachusetts state government will be swimming in cash from plenty of other taxes still on the books after we End the Income Tax including...
	www.smallgovernmentact.org.cob-web.org:8888 (396 words)

	American Revolution Documents - The Massachusetts Government Act; May 20, 1774
		American Revolution Documents - The Massachusetts Government Act; May 20, 1774
		An act for the better regulating the government of the province of the Massachusets Bay, in New England.
		And, in order that sheriffs may be informed of the persons who have served as jurors, it is hereby further enacted by the authority, aforesaid, that every sheriff shall prepare and keep a book, or register, wherein.
	www.americanrevolution.com /MassachusettsGovernmentAct.htm (66 words)

	Ray Raphael The First American Revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Here is a vivid account of the turbulent days in Massachusetts from the time the province received word of the Massachusetts Government Act on August 6, 1774, until battle broke out at Lexington and Concord the following April.
		``While they were considering whether or not to challenge British rule, the plain farmers and artisans of Massachusetts, guarding their liberties jealously and voting at every turn, wrestled control from the most powerful empire on earth,'' Raphael said during an interview from his home in California.
		Using previously unreported archival information from town records, newspapers and letters, Raphael writes that in the summer of 1774, common citizens throughout Massachusetts seized political power by forcing every Crown-appointed official in rural areas to resign.
	www.rayraphael.com /First_American_Revolution.htm (839 words)

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