Acts
What did the Sugar Act put a tax on?
Items related to Sugar
What is a boycott?
An organized refusal to buy goods
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British
Which came first: the French and Indian war, the Boston Massacre, or the Proclamation of 1763?
The F & I war
What did the Stamp Act put a tax on?
Every piece of printed paper that the colonists used.
What is a Loyalist?
A colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain
What event lead to the Stamp Act?
The French and Indian War
What was the first event that we learned about in the road to revolution?
The F & I war
What did the Townshend Act put a tax on?
Glass, tea, lead, and paper
Who were the sons of liberty?
A group of men who organized protested against the Stamp Act
How many colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre?
4-5
What tax came after the Sugar Act?
The stamp act
What did the Declaratory Act do?
Made it legal for Parliament to tax the colonies without asking the colonial assemblies first.
What was parliament?
The law making assembly of Great Britain
How did the Boston Massacre get started?
Colonists started throwing things at British soldiers
What tax came before the Boston Massacre?
The Townshend Act
What are the four main acts that we have discussed in this class?
Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Declaratory Act
What is a patriot?
A colonist who opposed British rule
What was the Boston Massacre?
An event in which British shot and killed five colonists who had surrounded them outside of the custom house in Boston
What Act came before the Townshend act?
the Declaratory Act