Vocabulary
What does it mean to PROTEST?
The Sons of ___________ were colonists who protested unfair taxes.
Liberty
Where did the Boston Massacre happen?
In BOSTON (MASSACHUSETTES)
What Act required colonists to purchase government stamps/pay taxes for paper documents purchased?
the STAMP ACT
NORTH AMERICA
__________ means to stop buying goods or services
BOYCOTT
Who was the King of England?
King George III
Name three of the first colonies
(any) New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
What was the Sugar Act?
a tax on sugar and molasses, in 1764, (reduced the previous tax amount but enforced it)
"NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!"
What is a MUSKET?
a type of gun
The British were from ___________.
ENGLAND
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
In Philidelphia, Pennsylvania
What were TOWNSHEND TAXES?
duties (taxes) on British china, glass, lead, paint, paper and tea imported to the colonies (named after Charles Townshend)
The ________________ Party was a protest on taxes on tea.
BOSTON TEA PARTY
A MILITIA is _____________
a small army
What is a CITIZEN?
someone from a particular place
Where was King George III born?
LONDON, ENGLAND
Describe a tax that we have today
(sales tax, income tax, property tax)
Describe the Quartering Act
soldiers were housed with people
What is a COLONY?
An area under control of another country
he was a SILVERSMITH and made an engraving of the Boston Massacre
Name six of the 13 original colonies!
Thirteen Colonies consisted of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
What are "taxes" used for?
(parks, roads, schools, police, firefighters, etc)
What happened the year after the Stamp act?
Repeal of the Stamp Act and the Declaratory Act