Taxes & Acts
To raise revenue by taxing legal documents and newspapers.
What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
They protested and boycotted British goods
How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?
A confrontation where British soldiers killed five colonists.
What event is depicted in the Boston Massacre?
George Washington.
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Declaration of Independence.
What is the correct order of these events: Boston Massacre, Stamp Act, Declaration of Independence?
Lead, paper, glass, and tea.
What did the Townshend Acts tax?
A protest where colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
It united the colonies against British oppression.
What was the significance of the Boston Tea Party?
Thomas Jefferson.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
The Tea Act and growing tensions over taxation.
What events led to the Boston Tea Party?
A law that taxed tea imported from the East India Company.
What was the Tea Act?
They boycotted English items.
How did the colonists respond to the Townshend Acts?
Britain gained control of more territory but increased taxes on colonies.
What was the outcome of the French and Indian War?
He was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
What role did George Washington play in the American Revolution?
Taxation without representation and British control.
What were the main causes of the American Revolution?
A tax on sugar and molasses to help pay for the French and Indian War.
What was the Sugar Act?
A meeting of colonial representatives to discuss concerns with Britain.
What was the First Continental Congress?
The battles of Lexington and Concord.
What event marked the beginning of the American Revolution?
A key diplomat and inventor who supported the revolution.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Increased taxes and the beginning of colonial protests.
What events occurred after the French and Indian War?
Closed Boston Harbor and increased British control over the colonies.
What was the outcome of the Intolerable Acts
"No taxation without representation!"
What slogan became popular among colonists?
It declared the colonies' independence from Britain.
What was the significance of the Declaration of Independence?
A political activist who wrote "Common Sense."
Who was Thomas Paine and what did he write?
Colonial leaders discussed grievances and united against British policies.
What events happened during the First Continental Congress?