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 is it called when someone stops buying a product because of tensions?
Boycott
What is Mr. Ditto's favorite football team?
Miami Dolphins duh
Why did England begin taxing the Colonists?
What law taxed tea and led to a major protest in Boston?
Tea Act
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 is it called when you go against something or someone?
Protests
What meeting was held to plan resistance to the British policies?
First Continental Congress
Who was fighting in the French and Indian War?
British vs French
England vs France
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
What was England's response to the Boston Tea Party?
England passed the Intolerable Acts
What cause the Intolerable Acts to be enforced?
The Boston Tea Party
What act gave the British East India Company full control of tea sales?
Tea 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 losing?
Money and Freedom!
How did British policies from 1763 to 1774 move colonists toward revolution?
They limited freedoms and caused colonists to unite in protest.