The Stamp Act
What were the Sons of Liberty?
A Patriotic group
What was the Sugar Act of 1764?
An act that placed a tax on sugar
Who were Loyalists?
Colonists that did NOT want to break away and be independent from Great Britain
What was the Tea Act of 1773?
An act that allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists and added a tax on tea, so colonists would want to buy from the BEITC.
What were the Writs of Assistance?
Search warrant allowing British to search colonial property.
What was the Stamp Act?
The British Parliament imposed a tax on all printed material.
What other goods did the Sugar Act tax?
Wine, Silk, Coffee, etc.
Who were Patriots?
People in the colonies who supported leaving Great Britain and creating a new country (America).
Who led the Sons of Liberty?
Sam Adams and John Hancock
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is a Parliament?
What is British Government?
What were The Quartering Act of 1765?
It was an act that said that colonists must provide for salaries, housing, and supplies for British soldiers.
How did the colonists respond to The Navigation Acts of 1756?
They smuggled goods onto the ships.
How did the colonists respond to the Sugar Act?
They smuggled goods.
What was the Mercantilism belief?
More wealth = More power
What does the phrase "no taxation without representation" mean?
It means "don’t tax us if we have no representation in Parliament to argue for us."
What was the Townshend Acts 1767
An act that taxed lead, glass, paint, paper and tea
What was the Boston Tea Party?
A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
How did the colonists respond to the Stamp Act?
The Stamp Act Congress and Sons of Liberty
What did liberty poles display?
Pictures of tax collectors
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What was the colonists response to the Stamp Act?
They started boycotting British paper goods.
What was the Navigation Acts of 1756?
Old law that made the colonists pay taxes on goods shipped in English ships.
What was the Boston Massacre?
The killing of 5 civilians by British troops which helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
Bonus: When the British soldiers were put on trial in Boston, who were they defended by?
They were defended by John Adams.
BONUS: Who is believed to have been killed first in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks