Tea Act
Why were merchants nervous about the Tea Act?
They were worried they would lose business
What year was he Sugar Act passed?
1764
When was the Townshend Act passed?
1766
What year was the Stamp Act passed?
1765
When were the Intolerable Acts passed?
1774
Why did members of the Sons of liberty demand that ships from the British East India Company leave Boston Harbor?
They were protesting the Tea Act
What 2 goods did the Sugar Act tax?
Sugar and Molasses
What was Samuel Adams' response to the passing of the Townshend Acts?
He wrote a letter, stating that the Acts violated the colonists' rights
What did the Stamp Act do?
Placed a tax on paper goods and took away colonists right to a trial by jury
Why were the Intolerable Acts passed?
To punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
What was Samuel Adams' response to the Sugar Act?
He founded the Committees of Correspondence
Why did the Sons of Liberty and ship captains attack the house of customs?
Tax collectors seized the Liberty and this angered them.
A secret society that started to protest the British Government
What is a writ of assistance?
an order to government officials to make sure that the colonists follow the new laws
What did the Tea Act do?
Made it possible for the British East India Company to sell tea directly to colonists
Why was the British Navy stopping ships?
To catch smugglers
When and why did British soldiers arrive in Boston?
October 1768, to restore order among protesting colonists
Who made the Stamp Act?
The British Government
What events led up to the Boston Massacre?
An argument between a colonist and soldier escalated and soldiers fired into the crowd
Why did Parliament pass the Tea Act?
To prevent merchants from smuggling tea, and continue taxing it.
What was the Committees of Correspondence designed to do?
Improve communication between the colonies
What goods did the Townshend Acts place taxes on?
Glass, paper lead, paint, and tea
Why did colonists protest the Stamp Act?
They believed it violated their rights?
What is propaganda?
a story that only tells one side of an argument