Vocabulary
Name the Vocab word:
To refuse to buy Items from a particular group or country
Boycott
Which act lowered the tax on imported molasses to prevent colonists from smuggling goods?
Sugar Act
Fill in the blank:
The colonists ________________ goods made from Britain, and homemade things instead
Boycotted
What is the name of the group in the British Government that writes laws
Parliament
Name the Vocab word:
Incoming Money
Revenue
Which act placed a tax on almost all printed goods?
Stamp Act
Who started the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
Why did the British tax the colonists?
To make up money spent during the French and Indian War
To pay the British Troops
Name the Vocab word:
A formal Expression of opinion
Resolution
What act placed a tax on all imported goods such as paper, glass, and tea?
The Townshend Acts
What did colonists do to get the goods that they wanted, but avoid paying British tax?
Smuggled
Explain the phrase "No Taxation without representation."
Colonists were being taxed without representation in parliament. They had no voice in Parliament to express their concerns.
Name the Vocab Word:
A legal document that allowed British officers to search homes for smuggled goods
Writs of Assistance
Name 2 specific items that were taxed by the Stamp Act
Newspaper, wills, license, playing cards, legal documents
What did the Sons of Liberty do to protest the British laws?
Burned Effigies
Destroyed British Buildings