Acts
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax put on every piece of printed paper
What were the two sides in the French and Indian War?
France and Britain
Who were the "Sons of Liberty"?
Patriots formed into this group
In which colonial city did the British consider the biggest troublemakers lived?
Boston
What was the Quartering Act?
Colonist were forced to house and feed British soldiers
What angered the colonists about the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonists could not settle past the boundary of the crest of the Appalachian Mountains
What the result of the French and Indian War that influenced British actions on the colonists?
Huge war debt
Who was the Patriot that defended the Bristish soldiers after the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
How did the British Parliament respond to the colonists protesting against the Stamp Act?
They repealed it
Before 1760, colonies had _______________ that passed laws?
Assemblies
What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?
They had no representation to vote on the tax.
Where was the "shot the was heard around the world?"
Lexington and Concord
How many Patriots died in the Boston Massacre?
5
How did many of the Loyalist view the Patriots?
As ungrateful rebels
The colonists view themselves as citizens of what in 1774?
As citizens of their individual colonies
What are two the items taxed with the Townsend Act?
Glass, tea, paint and tea
Which countries gained territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?
Britain and Spain
What act or proclamation did the colonists view as an act of tyranny?
The Proclamation of 1763
What was the name of the company that the British hoped to rescue with the passage of the Tea Act?
The British East India Company
What was the only act that wasn't repealed in the Townsend Act?
Tea
What were the three of actions the Intolerable Acts?
The port of Boston was shut down, colonists couldn't hold meetings without British approval, colonists accused of murdered had to be sent to England to be tried, and more soldiers were sent to the colonies.
What was the turning point of the French and Indian War?
In 1759 when the British captured Canada
Who was the Patriot that lead the opposition against the Towsend Act?
Samual Adams
What was the effect of the Townsend Acts on the British?
The Patriots boycotted British goods
What was the goal of the first Continental Congress?
To find solutions to their conflicts with the British