British Acts - 1
an Act passed by Parliament that taxed almost all printed materials
Stamp Act
a general search warrant/court document that allowed British officers to enter any place to seek evidence of illegal trade
writ of assistance
this person was the king of Great Britain during the time before and during the American Revolution (include the number)
King George III
a protest movement in which people refuse to buy goods or deal with another country
boycott
the war fought between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754-1763
French and Indian War
acts passed by Parliament that were meant to punish Boston and the people of Massachusetts for destroying tea
Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts
an Act passed by Parliament that banned the colonists from expanding westward beyond the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
the area that Great Britain and France initially disputed and fought over in North America
Ohio River Valley
the event in which townspeople attacked a British guard with snowballs and rocks
Boston Massacre
an Act passed by Parliament that was designed to reduce or stop smuggling
Sugar Act
acts passed by Parliament that taxed imported goods at the port of entry, such as glass and lead
Townshend Acts
he first started the Committee of Correspondence in Boston
Samuel Adams
this is a mocking figure that often looked like and represented an unpopular person, like a tax collector
effigy
the event in which the Sons of Liberty, dressed as Native Americans, boarded ships, and threw the ship's cargo overboard
Boston Tea Party
this Act passed by Parliament closed Boston harbor and banned town meetings
Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts
an Act passed by Parliament that stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British Colonies in all cases
Declaratory Act
this person was the first colonist killed by the British in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
ideas or information purposefully spread to harm or help a cause, information created to influence opinion
propaganda
The Coercive or Intolerable Acts created a government for this area to the north of the colonies
Canada
this Act passed by Parliament attempted to save the East India Company from going under
Tea Act
an Act passed by Parliament that placed a tax on playing cards
Stamp Act
this man was the British Prime Minister in 1763 and he helped try to stop smuggling before the Sugar Act
George Grenville
a rejection of authority, openly going against a government
rebellion
this group of female patriots issued a pamphlet declared that rather than part with freedom, "We'll part with our tea..."
Daughters of Liberty