Vocab
To bring in or ship in (goods or items)
import
Looking at map #1, who had the land furthest to the east?
The British
To pay for the war, King George III proposed that the colonists pay this
A sugar tax
The Stamp Act was another way for the British Parliament to collect
taxes
What year was the Sugar Act passed by the British Parliament?
1764
a formal agreement with someone (on the same side as you)
alliance
What river made going west so attractive? This river helped with trade. (map 1)
Mississippi River
The sugar act created a tax on sugar and this
Molasses
What items were taxed under the Stamp Act? (there are 3 main ones)
The Stamp Act was passed in this year
1765
a representative is also called a
delegate
The Appalachian Mountains
The Sugar Act was repealed in what year?
1766
How could the British Parliament tell whether or not you had paid the tax for your document?
The British Parliament stamped each document with a seal when the tax was paid
The Proclamation of ________
1763 (King George III tried to end the fighting by creating a line along the West side of the colonies that the colonists couldn't cross and settle beyond.)
a proclamation means
a formal announcement (stating something..saying it)
Looking at map #1, who lost their land and had to move close to the Mississippi River?
The Native Americans
The Sugar Act also made it illegal for the colonists to do what?
Trade with anyone who wasn't British (the British were restricting the trades the colonists can make)
Why did the Stamp Act anger the colonists?
They had to pay for documents and papers that used to be FREE
The Treaty of Paris was signed in _______
1763
To undo, or to do again and get rid of (They did this to the Sugar Act after just two years).
Repeal
Looking at map #2, what is east of the Proclamation Line?
The 13 Colonies
The tax on sugar also increased the taxes and costs of these two items
The colonists were mad that they didn't vote on the Stamp Act and Sugar Act which led to this phrase or saying (if you want to tax us...)
"No taxation without representation!"
The beginning of the French and Indian War
1754
(George Washington had lost the battle to the French, after he had to surrender at Fort Necessity...the Treaty stated that the Ohio Valley belonged to the French, after his defeat.)