Money & Taxes
Britain created taxes for the colonies called ___.
Acts
3 ways that Parliament punished the Boston colonists for their protest.
1. shutting down the Boston port
2. forbidding town meetings
3. putting British soldiers in command of Boston.
American leaders wanted independence, so Thomas Jefferson wrote what very important document to Britain?
the Declaration of Independence
In what year did Washington’s army and its allies defeat Lord Cornwallis and the British army at the battle of Yorktown?
1781
When does a joke become a dad joke?
When the punch line becomes apparent...
Why did they create these taxes?
Britain created these taxes to pay for the Seven Years War.
What was the meeting called where leaders of the colonies gathered to discuss what they should do about the taxes?
the First Continental Congress
What did the Declaration of Independence say?
the colonies were no longer under Britain’s control
In what year did Britain sign a treaty with the colonies? What did this treaty give the American colonies?
1783, this treaty officially gave the American colonies their independence from Britain.
Why shouldn't you trust stairs?
Because they are always up to something...
What did these taxes require Americans to do?
These taxes required Americans to pay extra money for many things they bought.
What did the letter that the leaders at the First Continental Congress wrote to King George III and Parliament say?
They would no longer obey laws that were passed without representation.
On what date was the document approved?
July 4th, 1776
What year was Jon Ryland Taylor born?
2015
What did one wall say to the other?
"I'll meet you at the corner!"
What things did Britain tax the colonists for?
Tea, Newspapers, & Sugar
How did King George III and Parliament respond to the letter from the colony leaders?
They decided to fight the Americans to remain in control.
Which country joined forces with the colonies to help them defeat the British?
France
What year was Raelyn Nicole Taylor born?
2019
What's the best way to save your dad jokes?
In a dadda-base.
How did Americans in Boston protest the tax on tea?
throwing British tea into the harbor
The war for American independence began with the battle of __(where)_____ on ___(when)_____.
the battle of Lexington and Concord
on April 19th, 1775
What was the battle, in 1781, that Washington’s army and its allies defeated Lord Cornwallis and the British army?
Yorktown
What year was Jon Ryan Taylor born?
1989
Who won the neck decorating contest?
It was a tie...