Stamp Act
What did they stamp?
paper, newspaper
A key item that was taxed under the 1767 Townshend acts.
Tea
The Intolerable Acts were passed by Parliament in 1774 specifically to punish the colony of Massachusetts for this event.
The Boston Tea Party
This ruler and king forbid settlement west of the Appalachian mountains.
King George lll
How much did it cost to stamp a piece of paper?
1 penny per sheet
What did they put taxes on instead of direct taxes?
Lead, glass, paint, and tea.
This shut down Boston Harbor until the town paid for the tea.
Boston Port Act.
The defense attorney of the soldiers part of the Boston Massacre.
John Adams
Who specifically did the Stamp Act affect?
Lawyers, college graduates, and sailor's who played cards.
What did woman do to support the boycott of importing British goods?
They formed spinning clubs and they would spin cloth to make clothes.
What act allowed the housing of British soldiers in unoccupied buildings?
The Quartering Act.
What was the purpose of the Stamp act?
Britain needed to pay off debt from the seven years war.
What was the reaction to this act.
Boycotts like Daughters of Liberty leading up to Boston Massacre.
What act put the colonial government entirely under British control, dissolving the assembly and restricting town meetings?
The Massachusetts Government Act.