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Acts & Taxes
Boston Tea Party
French & Indian War
The Boston Massacre
100
What did the Stamp Act put a tax on?

Paper goods like newspapers, playing cards, and licenses. 

100

Who owned the tea that the colonists threw in the harbor?

The British.

100

Were the Native Americans happy with settlers moving westward into their land after the French and Indian War?

No, they thought the settlers would ruin their ways of life.

100

What is a massacre?

the killing of many people who cannot defend themselves.
200

What did the Quartering Act do?

Great Britain wanted to protect their land so they put soldiers in the colonies and made colonists have the soldiers live with them. The colonists also had to give them food and transportation.
200

What Act caused the Boston Tea Party?

The Tea Act (it raised taxes on tea)

200

What did the French and British want the land in the Ohio River Valley for?

For farming, hunting for furs, and settling there.

200

Did the colonists like the British Soldiers?

No, they fought a lot and made fun of each other.

300

Why were the colonists angry with all of the taxes that they had to pay?

Because they did not have anyone representing them in the British Government, but they still had to pay taxes. (Taxation without Representation)

300
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

Colonists protested by dressing up as Native Americans and dumping British tea into the harbor. 

300

Where was the land that the French and British were fighting over?

In America in the Ohio River Valley. Near modern day Ohio, Illinois, etc. 

300

Do we know exactly who started the Boston Massacre?

No, there were many different accounts of who started the fight.

400

The Townshend Acts did what?

Tax goods in the colonies like glass, paint, paper, and tea. 

400
Was this act a large step toward the American Revolution?

Yes. It was one of the main events that caused the American Revolution.

400

What did the French and Indian War leave Great Britain with?

New land and a lot of debt from the war.

400

Who made sure that the news of the Boston Massacre got out?

Samuel Adams did, but everyone spread the news as well.

500
What did the Intolerable Acts do?

They FORCED the colonists to pay taxes and obey Great Britain.

500

What did the Boston Tea Party lead to?

The Intolerable Acts, the First Continental Congress (the meeting of delegates from 12 colonies to present complaints to the King,) and the American Revolution.

500

The Proclamation of 1763 did what?

It stopped attacks on settlers by making Native American's move west of the Appalachian Mountains. 

500

Why did the Boston Massacre happen?

The colonists were angry that the British were taxing them and forcing them to keep British soldiers in their homes. (Quartering Act)