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apr 19, 1764 - Currency Act

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Britain attempts to regulate trade in America and protect British merchant by creating the Currency Act, requiring colonists use official currency.

British Rationale: The colonies exist to serve the mother country, so whatever benefits England is the right decision

Colonial Reaction: Smoldering resentment

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apr 19, 1764
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~ 261 years ago

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