Vocabulary
An official public announcement.
Proclamation
People who represent others at a convention or conference. (Meeting or government)
Delegates
The ____________ said that colonists had to pay a tax on printed papers.
The Stamp Act
The British (King) went into debt because of a major war. What war was it?
The French & Indian War
The lawmaking part of British government, similar to the Congress in the United States.
Parliament
To cancel or undo a law.
Repeal
In 1774, British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts. What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts?
The Intolerable Acts
What happened first? The Boston Tea Party or the Boston Massacre?
The Boston Massacre
Another word for a law.
Act
To bring and item into another country, especially to sell.
Imported
The _____________ ordered the colonists to provide quarters, or places to live, for British troops. The colonists also had to give the soldiers food, fuel, and transportation.
The Quartering Act
True or False?
In September of 1774, the First Continental Congress was held, and leaders from every colony except Georgia met in Philadelphia. They discussed their complaints about Great Britain.
True
An action that shows disapproval or an objection towards something.
Protest
The murder of several or many people who cannot defend themselves.
Massacre
In 1767, Parliament again passed tax laws to raise money from the colonies. These laws, called the ______________, taxed several goods that the colonies imported.
The Townshend Acts
The meeting of delegates from 12 colonies held to present complaints to King George III, to set up a boycott of British goods, and to arrange a second meeting if needed
The First Continental Congress
Being required to pay taxes by a government without having a representative in the government.
Taxation without Representation
To refuse to buy a good or service from a company. (Usually a form of protest)
Boycott
This proclamation declared that Native Americans could have much of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, and it also said that settlers could not move to these areas. (What year did this happen?)
The Proclamation of 1763
What act was repealed by the British government due to protests by the colonists?
The Stamp Act