Coercive act
When was the Coercive act passed?
1774
What did the tea act do?
Forced colonists to buy tea from British.
This act allowed the British to do what?
Search homes.
When was the stamp act passed?
1765
What did the sugar act do?
Made people pay taxes on sugar.
What did the colonists call the Coercive act?
The Intolerable act.
When was the tea act passed?
1773
When was the Townshend act passed?
1767
What did the stamp act have the British do?
Burn stamped papers.
When was the sugar act passed?
1764
What caused the Coercive act?
The Boston Tea Party.
What did the Tea act cause?
Boston Tea Party.
What did the colonists do to respond to this act?
Boycott and protest.
It brought the colonists together to what?
Write complaints against the British.
Fill in the blank: "Taxation without __________ is tyranny!"
Representation.
Why did the British close the Boston Harbor?
Because of the Boston Tea Party.
Why did the colonists throw the tea overboard?
They were mad about taxes.
What did this act do (not associated with the British)?
Taxed all imports.
The stamp made it so that taxes had to be paid with what currency?
British money/currency.
This act helped the British with what?
Making money.
What is the name of the first act of the Coercive acts?
Boston Port Bill.
How did the tea act effect the British?
They made more money.
This act continued and started which act?
The Tea Act.
Did merchants in the colonies agree to import goods from Britian?
No.
What did this act do that made more colonists buy the British molasses?
They lowered the taxes.