British Acts
Important People
13 Colonies
Miscellaneous
Vocab
100

Sugar Act

Put a tax on foreign sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and wine

100
Spread the image of the Boston Massacre

Paul Revere

100


Massachusetts

100
British gained this from France after F+I War

French Canada

100

Government

200

Quartering Act

Stated the colonists had to pay for the housing and food for the British Soldiers

200

Defended the British soldiers in trial over Boston Massacre

John Adams

200


New York

200

3 Sections of most colonial governments

Governor, Colonial Assembly, Council

200

Religion

300

Declaratory Act 

Declared the British could make any law or tax that they wanted

300

King of England who served from 1760-1801

King George III

300


South Carolina

300

Cause for the British to tax the colonists

To pay off French & Indian War Debt

300

Economy

400

Townshend Act

One of Four Answers:

1. New taxes on items such as glass, paper, paint, and tea

2. New Organization to collect Taxes

3. New courts ruling in favor of British

4. No search warrant needed to enter homes or businesses

400

Young British General who was sent to take over Ohio River Valley

George Washington
400


Rhode Island

400

Name of Native American Rebellion after French & Indian War

Pontiac's Rebellion

400

Taxes

500

The Stamp Act 

Required Colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used

500

Northampton Preacher

Jonathan Edwards
500


Delaware

500

Meaning of "No Taxation Without Representation"

Colonists had no voice or say in British parliament

500

Colonialism