Taxes from Britain
Which British act placed taxes on molasses?
Who organised the "Sons of Liberty" protest group?
Samuel Adams
What was the main reason for taxes in the colonies?
To pay off Britain's war debt
What was the direct cause of the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act which taxed tea.
Which act forced printed materials to be marked with a stamp by English officials.
Stamp Act
Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?
An African American named Crispus Attucks
Colonists were required to provide British soldiers with housing, food, fuel, and transportation.
Quatering Act
What was the actual name of the "Shot Heard Round the World" battle?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Which act affected all printed materials in the colonies?
Stamp Act
Who argued that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies in the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions
Patrick Henry
Which act prohibited settlement West of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
What was the colonists' reaction to the Intolerable Acts?
What British act imposed new taxes on colonists on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea?
Townshed Acts
He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress, where he fought for colonial rights
John Adams
Which series of acts were passed in 1763?
Townshend Acts
How did colonists use forms of civil disobedience?
Carried out boycotts, non-violent protests, and other civil activities