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This 1765 tax placed duties on _______ documents
legal
The Tea Act let the __________________________ bypass colonial tea merchants and sell their goods directly to the colonists.
British East India Company.
Explain the main importance of Samuel Adams.
Wrote propaganda and was a fierce rebel.
In 1750, Most colonists thought of themselves as (American/British).
British.
Why was capturing Fort Quebec so important?
It was the capital of New France.
Wills and Diplomas are two of the items that were taxed under the Stamp act. Name the other 5.
Newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, dice, and marriage papers.
As a result of the Tea Act, was the price of the tea more or less than before.
Less expensive.
Explain the main importance of John Adams.
Highly intelligent and was the lawyer for the Boston Massacre.
England and France were fighting for land in North America. Where else in the world were they fighting for control of land.
Asia, Africa, and Europe.
What agreement ended the French and Indian war?
The Treaty of Paris.
Colonists believed that the Stamp Act taxes were _____. They insisted that only their _____________ had the right to pass taxes.
Unjust, and elected representatives.
American tea merchants were angry because they had been ________ of the tea trade.
Cut out.
Explain the main importance of John Hancock.
Had the most famous signature and was a smuggler.
What parts of current day United States did France control in the 1750s?
Ohio Valley and Mississippi River.
Since the colonists did not elect representatives to _______, ________ had _______ to tax them.
(First two blanks are the same)
Parliament, and no right.
They believed that forcing Americans to buy tea from the British East India Company violated the Americans right to _______________.
Conduct free enterprise.
Sam Adams had Paul Revere ( a good friend of his) make an engraving of the Boston Massacre. What did it portray? And was it accurate.
It showed the British soldiers ready to fire at the crowd with babies and “innocent” unarmed people ( looked like an execution). It was inaccurate.
Which Indian tribes were on whose side.
British(Iroquois), French(Hurons, Algonquin)
List all 5 goods that were taxed under the Townshend Acts of 1767.
Glass, paper, paint, lead, tea.
What rationale did Britain have for placing new taxes upon the colonies?
They believed since the French and Indian war benefited the colonies they should have to cover the cost of it.
What did the colonists throw at the British soldiers to make one of them fall and accidentally fire into the crowd.
The colonists threw snowballs, blocks of ice, and oyster shells.
What was the problem did George Washington face when he went to establish a fort for the British?
The French had already built a fort there (Fort Duquesne)