Vocabulary
money paid to the government for a service
tax
Which act put taxes on sugar and molasses?
Sugar Act
British soldiers fired on American colonists after snowballs and rocks were thrown during the...
Boston Massacre
Which two countries fought each other during the French and Indian War?
England and France
Where did the First Continental Congress happen?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
group of people who get together to make decisions about a topic
committee
Which law forbid colonists from moving into the land won from the French and Indian War?
Proclamation of 1763
What happened after the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dumped tea in Boston Habor
The French and Indian War was very expensive, so Britain put ___________ on the colonists.
taxes
After the First Continental Congress, the colonists leaders sent the ___________ to England.
Declaration of American Rights
delegate
The acts that put taxes on tea, paper, lead, and paint were the...
Townshend Acts
This document shows the...
Boston Massacre
Who did the colonists fight for in the French and Indian War?
England
1. Burned effigies
2. Tarred and feathered
3. Dumped tea down a person's throat
4. Boycott
law
act
The Stamp Act made colonists have to buy stamps for any ___________ goods.
paper
How did England respond to the Boston Tea Party?
They passed the Intolerable Acts
Why did England pass the Proclamation of 1763?
-To stop colonists from fighting with Native Americans
-To keep colonists under British control
Why were the colonists so angry about the taxes put on them? (HINT: NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION)
They did not have a say or someone to represent them in the government
To take something back (like a law)
repeal
The Quartering Act forced colonists to...
house and feed British soldiers
How many colonists died in the Boston Massacre?
5
Why did the Proclamation of 1763 make the colonists mad?
They had just fought a war with England to win that land
Did England reply to the Declaration of American Rights?
No