Taxed & Ticked Off!
What war left Great Britain with significant debt and contributed to Britain taxing the colonies?
The French and Indian War
What British policy restricted colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
What was a colonist who supported American independence called?
A Patriot
What does perspective mean?
A person's point of view or way of understanding an issue or event.
What 1776 document formally announced that the colonies were separating from Great Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
What 1765 law placed a tax on newspapers, legal documents, licenses, and other printed materials?
The Stamp Act
What happened during the Gaspee Affair?
ed and burned a British customs ship.
Colonists attacked and burned a British customs ship.
What was a colonist who wanted to remain part of the British Empire called?
A Loyalist
Who was Samuel Johnson?
A prominent British writer who defended Britain's authority over the American colonies.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its legitimate power?
From the consent of the governed-the people
What British laws placed duties on imported goods and strengthened customs enforcement in the colonies?
The Townshend Acts
What were the laws Britain passed to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party commonly called?
The Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts
A merchant says, “I don't agree with every British law, but we should remain loyal to King George III.” Patriot or Loyalist?
Loyalist
Did Samuel Johnson generally support or oppose Parliament's authority to tax the colonies?
He supported Parliament's authority.
What are natural rights?
Basic rights people possess simply because they are human, including life and liberty.
Why did many colonists believe Parliament's taxes were unfair?
They believed they were being taxed without representation in Parliament.
Name TWO ways colonists resisted British policies before the Revolution.
Any two: boycotts, protests, refusing British goods, organized resistance, or direct action against British officials/property.
What important colonial meeting helped organize the war effort and eventually approved independence?
The Second Continental Congress
Samuel Johnson argued that because Britain protected the colonies, colonists owed Britain obedience. How would a Patriot most likely respond?
Colonists should have representation and a voice in decisions about taxation and government.
According to the Declaration, what is one major purpose of government?
To protect people's rights.
Why did Britain tax the colonies after the French and Indian War?
To help pay its war debt.
Put these events in chronological order: Stamp Act, French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763.
French and Indian War → Proclamation of 1763 → Stamp Act
What did Abigail Adams urge him to consider as leaders created a new government?
The rights and interests of women — she famously urged him to “remember the ladies.”
Why Why did Samuel Johnson support British taxation?
He believed Britain protected the colonies, so Parliament had the right to tax them.
Where does government get its power?
From the people—the consent of the governed.