British acts
What was the sugar act in 1764?
When the government put taxes on sugar and other goods.
What is a political system?
It's a way a society splits the power between the people and the government.
Who was George Washington?
Commander of Continental Army.
What is boycotting?
When you refuse to buy British goods as a protest.
What was the tea act in 1773?
Gave British East India company a monopoly on tea sales.
what is the common good?
Something multiple people need rather than just one.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
He was a diplomat, inventor, and negotiator of French Alliance.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
It was a protest when people dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.
What was the quarter act in 1765?
Made colonists house and supply British soldiers.
What is Natural Rights?
Rights that all humans are born with.
Who was King George the 3rd?
He was a British monarch who refused colonial demands.
What was the Homespun movement?
Making clothes at home rather than buying it from British company's.
What was the stamp act in 1765?
It made Colonists pay taxes on printed paper.
What is a Democratic Government?
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
He was the primary author of the declaration of independence.
Who were the Sons of liberty?
Secret organization of colonial patriots who organized protests.
What was the Town shed act in 1767?
Caused there to be taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
What is Consent of the Governed?
An idea that government's power comes from the agreement of the people being Governed.
Who was Samual Adams?
He was a leading revolutionary who organized colonial resistance.
Who were the Daughters of liberty?
Women who supported boycotts through making homemade goods.