Proclamation of 1763
How did the colonists feel about the Proclamation of 1763?
They were mad/ angry/ upset. They think they should be able to live in the land they helped win.
How did the colonists feel about the Quartering and Sugar Act?
They were angry about both. They had to pay taxes for a war and they do not get to use the land they won. They were also angry because they had to pay for taxes on everyday things.
What is the Stamp Act?
A tax on all legal documents such as newspaper, cards, leases, marriage licenses, and more.
What was the name of the event that had tea thrown into the harbor by colonists dressed up as Native Americans?
The Boston Tea Party
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
French and Indians v. British and Indians
What was the purpose of the proclamation of 1763?
The purpose was to control the colonies more. They could not afford to protect the land from the Native Americans due to the debt from the French and Indian War.
What is the Quartering Act?
Colonists were required to house British soldiers and provide them with supplies.
What was the purpose of the Townsend Act?
They STILL needed money to pay off war debts.
What was the slogan used by colonists to protest the taxes put on them?
No Taxation Without Representation!
Why did the French and Indian war happen? What did they fight over?
Fur trade in the Ohio River Valley. The British want the French controlled land.
How did British feel about the Proclamation of 1763?
They were happy! They still have control over the colonies.
What is the Sugar Act?
Taxes on sugar and molasses.
What was the Townsend Act?
Taxes of glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.
What are 2 ways the colonists protested these unfair taxes?
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British!
What mountains could the colonists not settle past due to the Proclamation of 1763?
West of the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the purpose of the Sugar Act?
Raise money for war debts from the French and Indian War.
What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
To stillll pay off war debts.
How many people died in the Boston Massacre?
5
Who were important colonists and why?
George Washington, he became a hero
Ben Franklin, Came up with the Albany Plan of Union (create 1 general colonial government which was NOT approved)
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Law that forbid the colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the purpose of the Quartering Act?
There was a need for more soldiers due to the Proclamation of 1763, and the British were able to spy on the colonists.
What were the reactions to these Acts?
The colonists were angry and they protested the Stamp Act. The British were happy they were getting money.
What Act caused colonist to react out of anger and damage royal property? It was tax just to show the colonist they had the authority to Not to pay off debts.
The Tea Act.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Rule only applied to Massachusetts.
-Boston Harbor shut down until the city of Boston paid for all the tea
-Only 1 town meeting a year for all Mass. towns
-British officials living in the colonies went to court in England not the colonies
-The Quartering Act is BACK