Taxes & British Laws
This law stopped colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This group protested British taxes and protected colonial rights.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Five colonists were killed during this 1770 event.
What is the Boston Massacre?
These two areas made up New France.
What are Canada and the Ohio River Valley?
The 13 colonies’ economy mostly depended on these two things.
What are farming and trade?
This act taxed items like tea and glass to make money for Britain.
What are the Townshend Acts?
The Sons of Liberty did this on December 16, 1773.
What is dumping tea into Boston Harbor
One cause of tension in Boston was this law that required colonists to house soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
George Washington was sent to the Ohio Valley to do this.
What is to warn the French to leave?
These colonists wanted independence from Britain.
Who are Patriots?
After the French and Indian War, Britain taxed the colonies for this reason.
What is to pay off war debts?
This meeting in 1774 was held to discuss complaints about British laws.
What is the First Continental Congress?
Crispus Attucks is remembered because he died during this event.
What is the Boston Massacre?
Britain and France both wanted control of this.
What is land and trade?
France wanted to keep control of this trade in North America.
What is land and the fur trade?
Colonists said British taxes were unfair because of this.
What is taxation without representation?
These colonists stayed loyal because they believed Britain would protect them.
Who are Loyalists?
This protest event involved colonists dressing like Mohawk Native Americans.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
After this war, Britain gained more land but also more debt.
What is the French and Indian War?
Britain wanted control of this in North America.
What is land and trade?
This act allowed a British company to sell tea directly to colonists at a lower price.
What is the Tea Act?
Many colonists felt this way about Britain after the French and Indian War.
What is angry and frustrated?
Put these Boston events in order from earliest to latest: Boston Tea Party, Stamp Act, French & Indian War, Boston Massacre.
What is the French & Indian War → Stamp Act → Boston Massacre → Boston Tea Party?
This war helped lead to new British taxes on the colonies.
What is the French and Indian War?
Fill in the Missing Event
French & Indian War → Stamp Act → __________ → Boston Tea Party
What is the Boston Massacre?