Acts
What did the Sugar Act tax?
Sugar and molasses
Where did the Boston Tea Party take place?
Boston (Boston Harbor)
What did colonists who wanted to break away from England call themselves?
Patriots
What was the name of the war that sparked the causes of the revolution?
French and Indian War
What did the Stamp Act tax?
paper goods (ex. diplomas, playing cards, newspapers, etc.)
Why did the Boston Tea party occur?
The colonists did not like the Tea Act.
What is the name of a group who protested the unfair laws and acts?
The Sons of Liberty
What is revenue?
Money
What did the Tea Act state? 2 things
-Tax on tea
-Colonists could only buy British tea
What were the colonists who were involved in the Boston Tea party dress as in disguise?
Native Americans
What was the name of the protest where colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
Who fought in the French and Indian war?
____ vs _______
French and Native Americans vs. Britain and Native Americans
What are the Townshend Acts?
Tax on imported goods ex. glass, paper, lead, tea etc.
When was the Boston Tea Party?
December 16, 1773
Why were the colonists so angry that Britain was taxing them?
They had no representation in Parliament
Place the events in chronological order
American Revolution, French and Indian War, Boston Tea Party
French and Indian War, Boston Tea Party, American Revolution
What was the purpose of all of the taxes that Britain enforced on the colonists?
To pay for the French and Indian war
What was the colonists saying that described how it was unfair that they were being taxed without representatives in government?
No taxation without representation!
Name 4 acts that Parliament passed that the colonists did not like.
Sugar Act, Tea Act, Townshend Act, Stamp Act