Vocabulary
To refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, etc.
What act forced colonists to pay a tax on all sugar products
Sugar Act
How is Britain planning on paying the war debt?
Taxing the Colonists
How did the colonists feel about unfair tax acts?
Angry
A group of colonists who were Patriots and wanted to become independent from Great Britain (Samuel Adams was a part of this group)
Cancellation or withdrawal
Repeal
What act forced colonists to buy stamps for all printed documents including letters, newspapers, etc.
Stamp Act
True or False: Britain did not have debt after the war
False; They DOUBLED their debt after the war
What were the tax acts and who were they passed by?
Sugar, Stamp, Townshend
Great Britain
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
To put in place by a government or other authority
Impose
Tax act that taxed factory-made goods imported from Great Britain
Townshend Acts
Colonists who remained loyal to King George and wanted to remain British Citizens
Loyalists
Why were colonists angry about the taxes?
They thought they were being taxed unfairly
What is the most common species of bird in the world?
Chicken
A temporary downturn in business activity
Recession
According to the Sugar Act, what happened to colonists who refused to pay taxes on sugar?
They were arrested and fined
Colonists who demanded that Americans have more control of their government
Patriots
According to the Patriots, why were the taxes unfair?
They felt they shouldn't have to pay these taxes because they didn't elect the people taxing them; Taxation without Representation
What's the largest state in the U.S?
Alaska
Colonists were forced to pay taxes approved by people they DID NOT elect
Taxation without Representation
Which TWO groups protested the Stamp Act?
Merchants
Patriots
British Colonists live in __________
British Citizens live in ___________
North America
England/Great Britain
What did they do to fight back against the taxes?
Which body parts continue to grow throughout our life?
Nose and Ears