Stamp Act
What did the Stamp Act tax?
Legal papers (wills, marriage papers, etc.), Playing cards, Dice, Newspaper
What did this act effect?
Sugar Prices Dropped, Molasses Prices Increased, Cut Off Rum Distribution
Give a definition of the Quartering Act?
Royal governor’s homed British soldiers in American homes.
What was the Tea Act?
Act that gave East India Company a tax break on tea.
Did the colonists agree with the act?
No
Why did the British pass the Sugar Act?
To cover the expenses from the French and Indian war.
Who were negatively affected by the Quartering Act?
Colonists
True or False: Tea was cheaper during the Tea Act.
True
How did the colonists retaliate (react) the act?
The protested, boycotted, signed petitions, etc.
Why was the Sugar Act repealed?
It messed up and confused trade in the colonies.
True or False: British soldiers needed permission to enter colonists homes.
False
During the Tea Act there was a movement from the colonists, which was called the _________?
Boston Tea Party
Who was a group formed by the act?
Sons of Liberty
True or False: If someone was caught smuggling they would be harshly punished.
True
What war is the Quartering Act an affect of?
French and Indian War
What is a well known quote from the Tea Act?
Hint: No ____ without _____.
“No Taxation without representation!”
Who was the leader in the Son’s of Liberty?
Samuel Adam’s
Why did the colonists negatively view the act?
They thought it went against their constitutional rights.
Why did the British start the Quartering Act?
Help to cover the cost of troops.
What happened to the tea that was located on ships in the port of Boston?
They were dumped into the water.