Acts of 1700
Forced colonists to accommodate British troops.
What was the Quartering Act of 1765?
Because they promoted spinning colonial cloth to avoid buying British imports, serving as the female counterpart to the Sons of Liberty.
Who are the daughters of liberty?
Official announcement with great importance
What is a proclamation?
What did Patrick Henry say in response to the Stamp Act?
What is "Give me Liberty or give me death!"?
The British government imposed taxes on printed materials such as newspapers, stamps, and other paper products.
What was the stamp act of 1765?
Who ruled Great Britain that imposed taxes on the Patriots?
Who is King George III?
In England, people make laws similar to those made by Congress in the USA.
What is parliament?
Why did the British impose taxes on the US?
Great Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War
Imposed taxes on paper, glass, and tea in response to the Patriots' boycott.
What is the Townshend act of 1767?
Organized the Sons of Liberty and represented Massachusetts for the first continental congress
Who is Samuel Adams?
A colonist who supported the British cause
What is a loyalist?
How did the colonists avoid paying taxes?
They smuggled goods in and out of the country
The first of many taxes that denied colonists' rights. This occurred in 1764. Imposed taxes on sugar, molasses, and beer.
What was the sugar act?
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"?
Who is Patrick Henry?
A person who supports their country and is prepared to defend it
Why was the Proclamation of 1763 passed?
Because of the French and Indian War
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What are the Intolerable Acts also known as?
The Coercive Acts
A secret group that was responsible for the Boston Tea Party
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Money that is paid to the government in return for services
What are taxes?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What colony did the Boston Tea Party take place in?
What is Massachusetts Bay Colony?