Tax Basics
A specific amount of money that you pay separately to the government is called this.
A tax
Finish the colonists’ cry: “No taxation without ______.”
Representation
Parliament passed different laws, called this, that made colonists pay certain taxes.
Acts
The Townshend Act was passed in this year.
1767
A group of people working together to overthrow, or get rid of, a government is called this.
A revolution
Name two things people pay taxes on.
Food, clothing, or money made from a job
Colonists did not want to be taxed on something without being able to share this about the tax.
Their opinion
Besides sugar, the Sugar Act tax was also added to these two items.
Coffee and wine
The Townshend Act placed a tax on these four items.
Glass, lead, paper, and paint
Britain passed the acts to raise money to pay back its debt from this war.
The French and Indian War
Name two things tax money helps pay for
Schools, buildings, roads, or community programs
Name one tax act that made colonists cry out “No taxation without representation
The Sugar Act, Stamp Act, or Townshend Act
Each time colonists bought sugar, they had to pay this much extra.
A 3 cent tax
The Quartering Act forced colonists to buy these two things for British soldiers.
Food and supplies
Which act was passed in April 1764?
The Sugar Act
Citizens vote for these people, who decide on the taxes needed to run our country
Elected leaders (representatives)
This British government passed the acts that made the colonists pay taxes.
Parliament
The Stamp Act made colonists buy a special stamp for these three paper items.
Newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards
The Quartering Act was different from the other acts. How?
It was not a tax on items colonists bought. It made them provide for soldiers instead.
Which act was passed in March 1765?
The Stamp Act
Explain why American citizens today have a say about taxes
They vote for people to represent their beliefs and ideas, and those people decide on taxes.
In your own words, what does “No taxation without representation” mean?
Being taxed without having a voice in the government that makes the tax
How did colonists react to the Stamp Act?
They became even angrier at the British government and began to protest.
Give one reason the Quartering Act made colonists angry.
Soldiers stayed in their homes without permission, and colonists had to buy food and supplies for them.
Put the four acts in order from first to last, with their dates
Sugar Act (April 1764)
Stamp Act (March 1765)
Quartering Act (May 1765)
Townshend Act (June 1767)