Taxes and Acts
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on all paper products. Example: pieces of paper, newspapers, and books
The Tea Act caused...
the colonists to rebel by throwing tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boycott
Stop buying
Which came first: The French and Indian War or the Stamp Act?
The French and Indian War!
Why was French and Indian War important to Britain's history?
It sparked the desire for separation between the colonists and England!
What was the Tea Act?
An act that said that only the British East India Company could sell tea in the colonies. This made the colonists mad like the taxes did!
The Boston Tea Party caused...
the King of England to create Intolerable Acts until the colonists paid for the wasted tea.
French and Indian War - who was it between? Who won?
The French and Native Americans fought together against the British. The British won.
Which came first: the Stamp Act or the Tea Act?
The Stamp Act!
Why were all of these events so important to our history?
Because they made colonists want to start a free nation!
What was the Quartering Act?
An act that required the colonists to house British soldiers in their homes.
The Stamp Act Congress caused...
the King of England to repeal, or take away, the Stamp Act.
To take back, to cancel
Which came first: The Tea Act or the Intolerable Acts?
The Tea Act!
What kind of government do we have today?
A democracy!
What were the Intolerable Acts?
1. Closed the Boston Harbor so that supplies could not get in or out
2. Took away Boston's right to govern itself
3. Allowed the British to have trials back in England
4. Quartering Act
The Stamp Act caused...
the colonists to boycott all English goods.
No Taxation without Representation
Do not tax us without letting us have a say in our government!
Which came first: the Intolerable Acts or the First Continental Congress?
The Intolerable Acts!
What are 2 freedoms we have today as citizens in our country?
1. The right to vote
2. The freedom of religion
What happened because of the First Continental Congress?
The colonists established a boycott on all trade with Great Britain and sent a petition of complaint to the King.
The French and Indian War caused...
the King of England to impose a Stamp Tax on the colonists to pay for the war.
What does 'liberty' mean?
Freedom!
What happened last: the First Continental Congress or the Intolerable Acts?
The First Continental Congress!
It is the day we celebrate becoming a free nation from England!