British Laws
What law banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
What phrase did colonists use to protest taxes without representatives in Parliament?
"No taxation without representation"
What caused Britain to pass tax laws on the colonies?
Debt from the French and Indian War
What does “No taxation without representation” mean?
Colonists didn’t want to be taxed without having a say in government.
What war led to new British policies in the colonies?
The French and Indian War
What act taxed sugar and molasses in 1764?
Sugar Act
What group led protests and boycotts against the Stamp Act?
Sons of Liberty
What was the effect of the Coercive Acts on Boston’s economy?
Boston Harbor was closed
What does a quote calling British soldiers “controllers” say about colonial feelings?
They felt threatened and oppressed by British troops.
What law taxed tea and led to a major protest in Boston?
Tea Act
What act required colonists to house British soldiers?
Quartering Act
What event involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
What effect did the Stamp Act have on colonial unity?
Led to the Stamp Act Congress and boycotts
Why did colonial newspapers call the Coercive Acts “intolerable”?
They believed the laws were cruel and violated their rights.
What were the Coercive Acts meant to punish?
The Boston Tea Party
What 1765 law taxed newspapers and legal documents?
Stamp Act
What happened in Boston in 1770 where British soldiers killed 5 colonists?
Boston Massacre
What caused Britain to increase troops in major colonial cities?
Protests against Townshend Acts
What does the phrase “Let every man do his duty and stand firm!” suggest?
Colonists were ready to resist British control.
What law said colonists could not have elected assemblies in Quebec?
Quebec Act
What act gave Parliament full power to make laws for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”?
Declaratory Act
What meeting did colonists hold in 1774 to discuss responses to British laws?
First Continental Congress
What effect did the Tea Act have on colonial merchants?
It hurt their business and led to protests like the Boston Tea Party
What were colonists afraid of in the Quebec Act?
Loss of land, self-rule, and religious freedom.
How did British policies from 1763 to 1774 move colonists toward revolution?
They limited freedoms and caused colonists to unite in protest.