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The Sugar Act
The Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Tea Act
Boston
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What is the Sugar Act?
Put a duty on several products. Called for harsh punishments for smugglers.
100
What did the stamp act require?
Required that the colonists buy special stamps for all kinds of paper products.
100
Why did the colonists refer to them as the Intolerable Acts?
Because the colonists thought they were very harsh. (intolerable!)
100
What did the tea act do?
Lowered price of the East India Company tea, and gave East India a monopoly. It hurt colonial merchants selling Dutch Tea. Also taxed tea.
100

What British soliders were called because of the color of their uniform. 

What is a redcoat?

200
Why was the Sugar Act passed?
Britain was in debt because of the war that just ended, they needed money.
200
Who passed the stamp act?
Parliament
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Why were the Intolerable Acts passed?
It was in response to the Boston Tea Party.
200
What did the colonists have to do to get tea prior to the Tea Act?
The tea first had to be shipped to England. (All goods had to be shipped to England first.)
200

Townspeople pushed to this building and the British guard called for help as colonists were crowding.

What is the Customs House?

300
List 4 things the Sugar Act taxed.
Sugar Molasses Certain Wines Printed Calico Coffee
300
List 5 things that required a stamp.
Newspaper Wills Licences Playing Cards Insurance Policies Contracts Land Titles
300
What was another name for The Intolerable Acts?
Coersive Acts
300
What did the colonists do to rebel?
The Boston Tea Party.
300

Who made the famous Bloody Massacre print that was used as propaganda?

Who is Paul Revere?
400
Why did the colonists protest the act?
They traded in smuggled goods.
400
How did the colonists respond to the stamp act?
Colonists protested. Patrick Henry made a speech attacking the law. "Give me liberty or give me death." Colonists boycotted. Sent a petition.
400
How many laws were passed during the intolerable acts?
4
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When was the tea act passed?
1773
400

He was the first colonist killed

Who is Crispus Attucks?

500
When was the Sugar Act passed?
1764
500
When was the stamp act passed?
1765
500
List the laws passed in the Intolerable Acts.
1. Closed port of Boston. 2. Increased power of royal governor. 3. Cut town meetings, abolished upper house of Mass. legislature. 4. Strengthened Quartering Act.
500

He led the Patriots disguised as Native Americans to dump tea into Boston Harbor?

Who is Samuel Adams?

500

He defended the British soliders in court.

Who is John Adams?