The Stamp act
What does imported mean?
To bring into a country
What dose boycott mean?
To protest
what is a proclamation?
An official public announcement
what did great Britan want the colonies to do?
Pay for the protection
in what year were the colonists were mad at the troops?
1770
What did the colonists have to pay taxes on?
Printed paper
How did the colonist feel when they were forced to buy tea?
Angry
why did the american indians attack?
They feared people would destroy their way of life
What is a parliament?
The lawmaking of British government.
how did the colonists feel that troops were living in cities?
angry
what does delegates mean?
A person who represents others at convention or conference.
Why was king George furious?
Because the colonist would not pay taxes
why did the colonists dislike the law?
They did not like the way great Britan was trying to control the colonies
What did the quartering act force people to do?
provide quarters or places to live
who and other soldiers rushed to gaurds defence?
Captain Thomas Preston
After the war who needed money to pay its debt?
Great Britain
Why did the colonist boycott?
Because of the taxes
what did the proclamation act do?
gave American Indians land
Why did many colonists treat soldiers badly?
They did not want to pay for British troops.
on a cold night of march 5th on what year violence erupted in Boston?
1770
How did the colonist show their anger with the stamp act?
By burning stamp act papers
When was the tea act passed?
1773
what stopped the attack and protected the colonists?
The proclamation act
why did the colonies protest?
Because the law angered the colonists.
what is the meaning of massacre?
death of several people who could not defend themselves