Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
100
Why did the British Parliament decide to start taxing the American colonists?
To help pay back the costs of the French and Indian War
100
What was taxed under the Stamp Act of 1765?
Anything that was printed on paper
100
The Acts that taxed tea, glass, lead, paint, and paper that the colonies imported were called the _____________.
Townshend Acts
100
The Tea Act allowed the ___________ Company of Britain to sell tea in America at a cheap price.
East India Tea
100
Name the leader of Parliament who passed the Intolerable Acts to punish the colonists after the Boston Tea Party.
Lord Frederick North
200
What is a tax?
Money that people pay to their Government in return for a service
200
To buy an item printed on paper, colonists had to pay for a __________.
Tax Stamp
200
How did the colonists felt about the Townshend Acts and how they reacted?
The colonists were angry about the new taxes and threatened to use violence against British tax officials
200
Why were the colonists not happy about buying the cheaper tea?
Because they were still being taxed on a British item.
200
Why did the colonists call these laws the Intolerable Acts?
because they were unbearble
300
What five items were taxed under the Sugar Act of 1764?
Sugar, coffee, cloth, indigo, and wine
300
Explain what "no taxation without representation" means.
Colonists felt that they should have representatives in their local government and not by British Parliament
300
Why did the colonists boycott buying British goods?
To avoid paying taxes. Instead, they made their own goods.
300
Explain the Boston Tea Party.
Colonists dumped the unwanted tea into the Boston harbor.
300
What does it mean to quarter British soldiers?
to give British soldiers food and shelter.
400
Who were the Sons of Liberty and what was the name of their leader?
They were a group that was formed across many colonies to fight for freedom from other countries. Their leader was Samuel Adams.
400
What did Parliament eventually do to the Townshend Acts?
Parliament removed the taxes on glass, lead, paint, and paper, but kept the tax on tea.
500
What happened to the Stamp Act in 1766?
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act
500
Explain what happened at the Boston Massacre and how many colonists were killed.
A fight broke out between people in Boston and a British soldier. Five
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