Vocabulary
A formal rule or law passed by a governing body
What is an Act
This act would close the port of Boston until all debt was paid back to Britain following the Boston Tea Party
What is, Boston Port Act
What is 13
How many states are in the United States of America?
What is 50
This man led England, and is responsible for all of the Laws put on the colonies
To bring items INTO a country or colony from another place to be sold
What is Import
This act forced the colonies to give British soldiers a place to live
How many colonial regions were there? What were they?
Three, New England-Middle-Southern
Who is Barack Obama
This slave woman turned free woman was made famous for her poetry, taught by her slave owner
A group of people who meet to talk about rules and make decisions for the public
What is Assembly
This act put a tax on all paper goods and supplies
What is the STAMP Act
This was the first colony established in 1607 *think Jamestown*
What is Virginia
Where was he from?
This man was chosen as the first President of the United States
What is Repeal
Who is King George III
This was the LAST colony established in the British colonies, in 1732 *Think Atlanta*
What is Georgia
What is Massachusetts
This man was the leader of the British Army in the Colonies
Who is Thomas Gage
This was the MAIN COMPLAINT of the Colonies
What is "Taxation without Representation"
What are the Townshend Acts
Why did Europeans seek to travel to the Americas to begin with?
The Proclamation of 1763 did WHAT?
Stopped people from moving west
This man faced trial in England, being tried for treason and traitorship
Who is Ben Franklin