Name That Tax or Act
This was a tax on all paper goods.
What was the Stamp Act?
The King of England during the American Revolution.
Who was King George III?
A colonist who supported independence from Great Britain.
Who is a Patriot?
The year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is 1776?
The Boston Massacre occurred not long after these Acts were passed.
What are the Townshend Acts?
This tax Act was introduced in 1764, and it was an attempt to stop the smuggling of molasses.
What was the Sugar Act?
The leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who was George Washington?
A territory that is controlled by a stronger country.
What is a colony?
Famous saying that was a rallying call for the colonists when fighting against the Acts imposed by Great Britain.
What was "No taxation without representation?"
As a result of these taxes, more aggressive protests took place and the group Sons of Liberty were created.
What is the Stamp Act?
This act was a series of punishments against the colonists as a result of the Boston Tea Party.
What were the Intolerable Acts (1774)?
He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
A colonist that supported the British during the war.
Who is a loyalist?
After the Battle of Saratoga, the Americans gained this country as an ally.
What is France?
The First Continental Congress was created following the passage of these Acts.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This act actually made the product being taxed cheaper, but hurt the business of colonial merchants.
What is the Tea Act?
This person warned that the Red Coats (British Army) was coming during the Battle of Lexington and Concord.
Who was Paul Revere?
Money that people pay to the government.
What is a tax?
The last big battle which decided the war, where the British surrendered over 8,000 soldiers.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
This Act was repealed (revoke or taken away) by Parliament a year after it was passed.
What is the Stamp Act?
One of the parts of this act included forcing colonists to quarter (shelter/house) British troops.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
The name of the British General who surrendered at Yorktown.
Who was General Charles Cornwallis?
A body of elected officials who make laws and represent the people.
Who is Parliament?
The official ending of the War; peace agreement.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
This Act included a tax on imports but also restrictions on the rights of colonists.
What are the Townshend Acts?