LIMITS ON FREEDOM
What was the goals of the Quartering Act?
It was to provide housing for the British soldiers.
Why was the Currency Act of 1764 put in place?
The Acts sought to protect British merchants and creditors from being paid in depreciated colonial currency.
In what year was the stamp act passed?
In 1765
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
One of Moses's close friends, and a slave.
Why did the Boston Tea Party happen?
The American colonists believed Britain was unfairly taxing them to pay for expenses incurred during the French and Indian War.
What was the name of the mountains that separated the British soldiers and the Indians?
The Appalachian Mountains
Parliament passed the Sugar Act on 5 April 1764, and it arrived in the colonies at a time of economic depression. This was an indirect tax, but the colonists felt it very much. And as a result,
the colonists began to protest.
Who was the Sons of Liberty?
They were mostly merchants, shopkeepers, and craftsmen
What was the name of the person who lost her locket?
Sarah
According to your history book, what happened during the Boston Massacre?
Several people were killed and six were injured because British soldiers started to fire their guns into the crowd.
What was the name of the person who limited the colonist freedom?
King George III
The goal of the Sugar Act was to
encourage merchants to pay the lower duty instead of smuggling molasses into the colonies to avoid paying tax, as the had be doing before.
After the Stamp Act was passed this person opposed the Act but didn't think it could be stopped. It wasn't until this person's name and reputation began to become tarnished is when he stood up for the people's rights. What is the name of the person?
Benjamin Franklin
Am I a British subject or am I an American? Who is the person that made that statement?
Benjamin Franklin
What event lead up to the Boston Massacre?
Unhoused British soldiers camped out on Boston Common. And a boy insulted a solider and the solider hit the boy.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide.
Colonists argued with Parliament because of the taxes being imposed saying that it was unfair. Why?
The colonists did not have a representative in Parliament
Franklin had created a political cartoon called Join or Die. Why did he make the images?
It was to urge the colonies to unite and fight with Great Britain against the French
Who was the boy James in the cartoon and what role did he play?
James was an inspired boy who wanted to write in the newspaper.
In what ways did the colonist protest the tea act?
Colonists made deliveries of tea difficult, refused to offload tea shipments in port, and forced ship captains to turn back from the ports.
After some colonists rejected the Proclamation of 1763 they continued to move west into the land long inhabited by the Native Americans. The migration weakened and an agreement was made called.....
The Covenant Chain
What year and state was the colonial currency issued?
It was issued in 1759 in New York
Franklin became a strong voice for independence and democracy. It was so strong that he would help draft the...
Declaration of Independence
What happened the the boy Henri Le Fevbre
The 8-year-old French orphan.
Why did the colonists decide to break from Britain?
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