Revolutionary War
What was the tax on paper goods?
Stamp Act
What does repeal mean?
to take back
What does liberty mean?
Freedom
This required colonists to house British Soldiers
Quartering Act
How did colonists still get goods if they boycotted items from England?
-smuggled in goods from elsewhere
-made their own
What did the colonists boycott?
British goods
Who was involved in the French & Indian War and what sides were they on?
The British fought against the French & Indians
What was the Currency Act?
A law that made the colonists only able to use British money
This was the 1st tax passed by the British in 1764 to help pay for the French and Indian War.
Sugar Act
What does "no taxation without representation" mean?
The phrase taxation without representation describes a when the people were required to pay taxes to a government authority without having any say in that government's policies. The term has its origin in a slogan of the American colonials against their British rulers: "Taxation without representation is tyranny."
If you were a Son or Daughter of Liberty during the Revolution, would you be a patriot or loyalist?
Patriot
The riot that broke out between colonists and British soldiers that resulted in 5 deaths was called...
The Boston Massacre
True or False the Intolerable Acts were a punishment for the Boston Tea Party
True
What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act
What is the name of the British government?
Parliament
The British soldiers were called many things, give 2 names they were called...
-Redcoats
-Lobsterbacks
-Loyalists
Groups that went against British rule and believed in freedom
Sons of Liberty/ Daughters of Liberty
Why were some colonists neutral during the revolution?
-They could not decide which side to choose.
-Non-speaking colonists viewed it as a family fight and wanted to stay out of it.
Which act forced colonists to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes?
The Quartering Act
Name 2 restrictions that the Intolerable Acts placed on the colonists of Boston.
-closed the Boston Port until damages of the Boston Tea Party were paid
-Placed under more British control
-Colonists ordered to quarter British soldiers
Why were some people loyal to England?
-They were wealthy and taxes weren't a hardship for them.
-They had close ties to the Parliament or business in Britain.
-They believed a peaceful solution could be found.
Taxed all imports (glass, paint, lead, paper) to the colonies after the repeal of the stamp act; this act told colonist Parliament still thought Parliament was in control
Townshend Act
Based on the art we analyzed about the Boston Massacre, what did that show us about studying history?
-There are different perspectives and we must use multiple sources to best understand the past.