British Acts
French and Indian War
Protesting
British Colonies
Important Terms
100

This act placed a tax on all printed materials in the colonies (including newspapers and playing cards)

Stamp Act

100

Who won the French and Indian War and, as a result, ended gaining control of a vast amount of land in North America?

Great Britain

100

The colonists were deeply angered by the Proclamation of 1763, feeling it violated their freedoms. What did this act do?

Banned colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.

100

This section was known for its large plantation economy and its heavy use of slave labor

Southern Colonies

100

This type of protest involves refusing to purchase goods from certain sellers or to refuse participate in certain activities

boycott

200

This act gave British officials the ability to confiscate, without court proceedings, goods from merchants accused of smuggling 

Sugar Act

200

This is a small fighting force made up of civilians with minimal military training.

Militia

200

In response to the Stamp Act protests, the British issued the Declaratory Act, which stated what?

The British had a right to tax whenever and however they wanted

200

This section was known for its cold climate, shipbuilding and trade, and Puritan religious culture

New England

200

This means to cancel, or take back, a law

repeal

300

These acts taxed a number of consumer goods, such as glass and tea.

Townshend Acts

300

Who was in charge of the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War?

George Washington

300

This radical group organized many of the protests against British acts

Sons of Liberty

300

This region was known for its important port cities, diverse economy, and diverse population

Middle Colonies

300
When the British government sent soldiers to Boston, Bostonians called it an "occupation". In this context, what does "occupation" mean?

To take over, or take control over a place

400

This act forced the colonists to provide food, supplies, and shelter to British troops

Quartering Act

400

This was Benjamin Franklin's failed plan to united the colonies against the French during the French and Indian War (think "Join, or Die" banner)

Albany Plan of Union

400

To help coordinate protests across the various colonies, these groups were set up to spread information quickly

Committees of Correspondence

400

This group of Native Americans in New York were known for uniting 6 different tribes into one government. They stayed neutral during the French and Indian War

Iroquois Confederacy

400

This phrase, from Patrick Henry's Stamp Act Resolutions, encapsulates the colonists' beliefs that the British government did not have a right to tax them because they did not have representatives in the British government.

"No Taxation Without Representation!" 

500

These acts closed Boston harbor and banned all local government in Massachusetts

Coercive/Intolerable Acts

500

What effect did the French and Indian War have on the British economy?

The British went into deep debt and were struggling to pay to continue to protect the colonies

500

This is the name given to the event when the Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor

Boston Tea Party

500

This was the name given to the contested event when British soldiers shot 5 colonists

Boston Massacre

500

When media is used to spread biased or misleading information in order to influence opinion and behavior, this is called...

propaganda

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