Vocab
Mercantilism
a system of government controlled trade
Effect
Made those in the New England region unhappy with the King
Before event
Colonists were shouting and throwing sticks and snowballs at the British soldiers
Placed
To punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
No taxation without representation
unalienable rights
Rights that cannot be taken away - Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the DOI
Requirements
Placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other goods imported into the colonies
Affecting viewpoints
Colonists viewed the British rule in a negative light
Why Intolerable
These laws were designed to be harsh and punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Tea Act
Angered colonists - they protested by boarding a British ship and dumping the tea into the harbor (the Boston Tea Party)
Grievance
a complaint against the someone (the King of Great Britain in this case)
Placed
They needed to raise colonial money for the Crown
Outcome
5 colonists were killed, and King George passed the Intolerable Acts
Total of laws included
4
Quartering Act
Required the colonists to house British soldiers. Also angered colonists, as many wanted to live outside of the 13 colonies
Act
A law that must be followed by all citizens
Fears
They feared that Britain might be taking power away from the colonies
The injured
3 died at the scene while 2 died later from wounds
Communication
In the First Continental Congress, colonists sent a letter to King George demanding he stop the Intolerable Acts
Proclamation Act of 1763
Made it illegal for colonists to settle west of the Appalachians - outside of the 13 colonies
Laws included
The Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act
Townshend Acts
To protest British taxes, both groups asked colonists not to sell British goods and instead use only goods made in the colonies