VOCABULARY
What were the middle colonies?
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
What is a TAX?
Money that a government collects.
Who ruled the east coast of North America during the 1700s?
England
What war did the British fight between 1754 and 1763?
The French and Indian War
What happened in March 1766?
The British got rid of the Stamp Act
What is PROTESTING?
Speaking out
What is REPEALED?
To take back
What two things were the colonists fighting for?
Freedom and Independence
Why did the British need money?
They had just fought a long war against France and they owed money.
What were the TOWNSHEND ACTS?
A tax on lead, glass, paint, and tea
Freedom; being on your own
What is BOYCOTT?
Refuse to buy, sell, or use
New Jersey's central location made it an important pathway for: _____________ and _____________
People and supplies
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on important papers
What did the colonists do in response to the Townshend Acts?
They boycotted or refused to buy, sell, or use British goods.
What is an EMPIRE?
A powerful government that ruled over many areas.
What is IMPORT?
Bring in from another country
The colonists were protesting against the actions of the:
British government
Newspapers
Legal Papers
Playing Cards
What else did the colonists do in response to the Townshend Acts?
They agreed not to import, or bring in from another country, items from Great Britain
What is PARLIAMENT?
Britain's law-making body; Britain's government
What is IMPOSING?
The colonists were willing to take great risks for their:
Freedom
Why were the colonists really angry about the Stamp Act?
Because they had no say in the decision.
What two things did the colonists agree about? (Stamp Act Article-last page)
There were bills that had to be paid and they wanted to contribute.
They wanted some say in how the money was raised.