The Sugar Act
What were the requirements of this act
It taxed sugar, wine, indigo, and molasses
Act (In terms of government action)
A law that must be followed by all citizens
What act happened directly before the Boston Massacre
The Townshend acts
What harbor was closed because of the intolerable acts
Boston harbor
What was the tea act
It taxed tea and gave britain controll of all tea trade in the colonies
What fears did this create in the colonies
That Britain wanted to take power from the local governments
Parliament
The part of Britain's government that represented the colonies
The intolerable acts
What laws were included in the intolerable acts
Britain could house soldiers whenever and wherever they wanted and the banishment of the committee of correspondence
What was the effect on the colonists because of the Quartering Act
They had to feed and house strangers (soldiers from Britain) with no financial aid
What effect did this act have on colonists
Rum trade almost stopped
Unalienable Rights
Rights that cannot be taken away
How did the colonists begin to see Britain
As Evil
Why were the intolerable acts "intolerable"
What was the effects of the tea act (on the colonists)
They had to pay A LOT more money on their favorite drink
What act followed the sugar act
The stamp act
Mercantilism
A system of government controlled trade
What did the colonists communicate to King George III concerning this act?
That they would boycott if he didn't remove the intolerable acts
What was the sons of libertys response to the townshend acts
They asked people not to purchase British goods
Grievance
A complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair
What was the effect on the colonists because of the Proclamation Act of 1763
They had to leave any land that was not part of the 13 colonies