Acts
The Stamp Act
Forced colonists to pay a tax on printed papers
The French and Indian War
War that lasted almost 10 years between Great Britain and France over the land along the Ohio River Valley
act
A law created or passed by a government
boycott
To protest by refusing to use or buy a good or service
massacre
The murder of several or many people who cannot defend themselves
The Quartering Act
Ordered the colonists to provide quarters, places to live, food, fuel, and transportation to the British troops in return for their protection
The Proclamation of 1763
Declared that Native Americans could have much of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains and that settlers could not move there
proclamation
An official public announcement
import
To bring into a country, especially for sale
delegate
A person who represents others at a convention or conference
The Townshend Acts
A series of laws passed on the American colonies, such as new taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea
The Boston Massacre
The incident on King Street between the colonists and the British troops that resulted in the death of 5 colonists
Parliament
The lawmaking part of the British government, similar to Congress i the United States
protest
To object in a public way to something that one believes is wrong or unfair
repeal
To cancel, or undo, a law
The Intolerable Acts
Laws passed by Parliament following the Boston Tea Party with the intent to coerce or force the colonists to obey Great Britain
The Boston Tea Party
The incident where colonists dressed up as Native Americans and threw tea into the Boston Harbor in protest against the Tea Act
First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from 12 colonies, held to present complaints to King George III, to set up a boycott of British goods, and to arrange a second meeting if needed
taxation without representation
Forcing people to pay taxes when they have had no say in making the law that created the tax
Name the 5 Intolerable Acts
Boston Port Act
Massachusetts Government Act
Administration of Justice Act
Quartering Act
Quebec Act