Identify Act
3 cent import tax on coffee, indigo, sugar, certain kinds of wine
Sugar Act
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boycott - refusal to buy
Boston Port Act
closed port of Boston
only food and firewood coming in
no imports/exports
Put acts in order.... Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Sugar Act, Tea Act
Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Tea Act
What started the French and Indian War?
British settlers moving west into Ohio River Valley area which was claimed by the French
import tax on paint, glass, paper, lead and tea
Townshend Act
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repeal - to cancel - Stamp act was repealed
Tea Act
help British East India Company
monopoly
freedom of choice taken away
repeal of Intolerable Acts - training of militia - boycott of British goods - stop exporting goods to Britain
Meeting of First Continental Congress
To help the British East India Company who wasn't doing well financially
colonial charter revoked, town officials no longer elected
Massachusetts Government Act
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Proclamation - Proclamation Line of 1763 - colonists had to remain east of the Appalachian Mountain. Area to west was reserved for Native Americans
Proclamation of 1763
reserved area of Native Americans
ignored
colonists remain EAST of Appalachian Mtns
What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence? Established by?
letter writing groups that inform fellow colonists of British actions - established by Samuel Adams
What was the main cause of the American Revolution?
(3 words!)
taxation without representation
monopoly on tea sales; colonists can only purchase tea from British East India Company
Tea Act
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Massacre
Massachusetts Government Act
end to Constitution of MA
town officials no longer elected
colonial charter revoked
Give 3 reasons the king issued the Proclamation
keep peace with Native Americans - reminder of who is in charge - confine colonists to particular region
Explain the difference between Patriots and Loyalists
Patriots favored independence - majority
Loyalists - remain loyal to King - 1/3
required colonists to feed and house soldiers at their expense
Quartering Act
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import
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty
342 crates of British East India Tea detroyed
Boston Harbor
colonists aggressor not British
day not night
Boston Port Act - MA Government Act, Admin. of Justice Act, Quartering Act - Quebec Act