The Colonies
How many colonies were there?
13
What was taxed during The Stamp Act?
All paper goods
What did Britain do (involving money) that the Colonists were mad about?
Tax the colonists
What was the first Act that added taxes on the colonists?
The Stamp Act
Who owned the 13 colonies?
Britain
What was the first violent event?
The Boston Massacre
What Act was added after the Stamp Act was removes?
The Townshend Act
What were the 3 regions the colonies were separated into?
Northern Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
The Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the harbor.
Why did Britain tax the colonies?
The were in debt
What happened first? The Boston Massacre or The Boston Tea Party?
The Boston Massacre
Which section of Colonies fished and built boats?
Northern
What was taxed during the Townshend Acts?
(List at least 2)
(List at least two)
Lead, glass, tea, paper, paint
What did Britain do in response to the colonies protesting the Stamp Act?
Sent in troops
What Act was after the Boston Tea Party?
(Think, Britain was mad about the tea and added a lot of rules)
The Intolerable Acts
What was the other name for the Northern colonies?
The New England Colonies
What was one rule from the Intolerable Acts
(One of the following)
Boston Ports were closed.
Elected colonists leaders were replaced by British Officials.
British Officials could committee crimes in Massachusetts.
The Quartering Act
What group was formed to protest the taxes added?
The Sons of Liberty
What was the final rule added that required colonists to house British troops called?
The Quartering Act