Acts and Taxes
Passed in 1765, forced colonists to provide housing and goods to British Soldiers
The Quartering Act
Britain's reason for passing numerous acts/taxes
War Debt
Event which protested the Tea Act of 1773. Sons of Liberty threw tea into the Boston Harbor
The Boston Tea Party
Georgia
Jamestown
Passed in 1767, Colonists were forced to pay taxes on tea, glass, paper, lead, etc. Were also forced to only buy goods from Britain.
The Townshend Acts
War that lasted from 1754-1763 in North America
French and Indian War
Secret patriotic group that organized protests and boycotts
The Sons of Liberty
Established by John Winthrop, and Puritans, as a "city on a hill". (Extra points if you can name other facts about this colony).
Massachusetts Bay Colony
This group of American Indians originally lived in this area in Virginia, and helped colonists survive through trading goods and teaching farming techniques.
The Powhatan Tribe
On same day Stamp Act was repealed, Parliament enacted these laws. Declared they had "virtual representation" in government.
Declaratory Act
Another name for the French and Indian War
The Seven Years War
Saying Colonists adopted to voice their opinions about the Declaratory Act, and other taxes passed
No Taxation Without Representation
This colony was established by Thomas Hooker who had issues with Puritan politics. (Extra points if you can name other facts about this colony).
Connecticut
This crop made Jamestown a profitable settlement. Discovered by John Rolfe, this crop was mass produced and widely popular in England.
Tobacco
Passed in 1765, Colonists were taxed on every single paper document, diploma, playing cards, etc.
The Stamp Act
Name the victors and losers of the French and Indian War. (Extra points if you can name who gained land and who lost land).
France- Lost
Spain- Lost
Great Britain- Winner
Woman in Massachusetts Bay who openly disapproved of Puritan teachings and strict laws. Helped establish Rhode Island. (Extra points if you can say what happened after she left).
Anne Hutchinson
This colony was established by Quakers, specifically William Penn. Was given this colony by King Charles to pay off a debt to Penn's late father. (Extra points if you can name other facts about it).
Pennsylvania
The Starving Time
Name items taxed from the Sugar Act
Sugar, wine, molasses, coffee, textiles/cloth
Name the three powers in North America before the French and Indian War (extra points if you can name other countries, or specifically name who owned what).
Spain, France, Great Britain
Name ways that the Quakers were unique. How was their colony different than others?
Believed women could speak freely, religious tolerance, bought land from American Indians instead of stealing, were Pacifists, cultural melting pot.
This colony was given by the Dutch after conflicts with the British. The territory was given to the Duke of York, and was named after his title. (Extra points if you can name other facts about it).
New York
Name the conditions/things in Jamestown which made it difficult for English settlers to live.
Marshy land, dirty water, no knowledge of new world, unhealthy practices, later hostilities with natives, "the starving time", wealthy men unwilling to work.