Stamp and Sugar Act
Why did the King of England start taxing colonists?
He needed money to pay back the debt of the French and Indian War.
Before the Boston Massacre, describe what the environment of the colonies was like.
Chaos, scary, tense.
What was the tea act?
BONUS: Who were they allowed to purchase tea from?
Tax on tea.
They were only allowed to get tea from the British east India Company.
How many laws were under this act?
BONUS: List them
5
Quartering, Quebec, Boston Port, Administration of Justice, Massachusetts Government
What was the stamp act? What was the sugar act?
BONUS: What kind of products did the stamp act tax?
Stamp act taxed paper products. Sugar act was a tax on sugar.
What events were leading up to the Boston Massacre?
Colonists were throwing rocks, snowballs, and clubs.
Who was the group of people who did something about the tea act?
BONUS: What did they dress up as?
Sons of liberty
Indians
Explain the Quartering Act
Housed and fed British Soldiers
What did the colonists do to protest the stamp act?
Boycotted british goods and attacked people who worked for Britain
True or False: Colonists threw shoes at british soldiers
What did they do with the tea? How many british ships did they take over?
Took over 3 british ships and dumped the tea
Explain the Boston Port Act
Blocked off ports
What was the name of the guy who collected the tax money from colonists?
Andrew Oliver
What are the two opinions about the boston massacre?
1. Self defense
2. Planned
What set of laws was imposed because of the Boston tea Party and why?
Coercive/Intolerable Acts as a punishment.
Explain the Quebec act
Took land in Ohio and claimed it as british canadian territory
What was the name of the tree where they hung the stuffed dummy of the tax collector and later hung lanterns from to celebrate their victory for boycotting the stamp act.
Liberty Tree
What was the name of the man who illustrated the picture of the Boston Massacre.
BONUS: What did he name is illustration?
Paul Revere
The Bloody Massacre
Who was brought to trail because of the Boston tea Party even though he was not there?
Benjamin Franklin
Explain the Massachusetts government act and the Administration of Justice Act
Massachusetts government act: Britain hired officials to run the colonies
Administration of Justice: trials took place in Britain