Vocab
Someone who doesn't know which side to pick.
Fence sitter (inanimate object making more than bryson)
What effect did it have.
This made stuff like sugar, indigo, wine, molasses more expensive due to taxes.
What was the Boston Massacre?
An argument betweeen civilians and British soldiers leading to five civillian deaths.
What did the stamp act tax?
Paper.
How many colonies are there
13 colonies
Govt. Controlled trade
Mercantilism
What fear did this act create for the colonists.
They feared that the British Parliament was going to try to seize control.
What happened before the escalation.
What was the purpose of the intolerable acts.
To punish the colonists.
A formal complaint
Grievance
What were the requirements of this act?
Many things were taxed such as sugar,indigo,wine, and ect.
How did this affect the viewpoint of the colonists toward the British?
Most thought that the British were evil.
What led to the British Parliament passing the intolerable act.
Boston Tea Party.
A law created by government followed by citizens
An Act
How did they react to this act?
They began smuggling goods and making their own.
What were the colonists throwing.
Snowballs and sticks
What did King George III do after they sent the letter
Who was the commander of the American Military.
George Washington.
A right that cannot be taken away.
Unalienable rights
How did it affect their trade?
Slowed down the economy especially the british goods.
Captain Thomas Preston
What saying did the stamp act lead to?
"No Taxation without representation"
Why did Thomas Jefferson leave out slavery in the DOI?
Southerners.