Acts
Which act taxed sugar?
The Sugar Act
Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Act
Money was needed to pay back the debt from the French and Indian War
Stamp Act (Quote the famous saying)
Colonist protested more consistently
"No taxation without representation"
Who was the King of England for most of the lead up to the American Revolution?
King George the III
Englishmen had certain _______ that protected them from unfair Kings and governments
Rights
Which act was a tax that required you to put something on every piece of paper
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
This was a way to save money since because King George didn't want to pay for the British soldiers being sent to the colonies
Intolerable Acts / Coercive Acts
12/13 Colonies sent people to gather at a meeting called the First Continental Congress
This country gained a ton of land after the French and Indian War
Great Britain / England / British
The ____________ ____________ was an event where British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists
Boston Massacre
Which act allowed British troops to stay with Colonists?
Quartering Act
Proclamation of 1763
A measure to try and limit conflict between Colonists and Native Americans caused the
Distance from England to the 13 Colonies, as well as British policy
Colonists made their own governments to help run, rule, create laws, and taxes
Who had the image of the Boston Massacre painted and spread amongst the Colonists?
Paul Revere
Colonists became upset with the King when he started interfering with their lives.. largely because of the British policy of _________ ________
Salutary neglect
(ignored what was happening in the colonies as long as those colonies made lots of money)
Which act taxed glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea?
Townshend Act
Intolerable Acts / Coercive Acts
This was the punishment for the colonists doing the Boston Tea Party
Townshend Act
Colonists committed to a boycott - a refusal to buy British goods
Who was the British General that is famous for starting the French and Indian War?
George Washington
After the French and Indian war, the King of England was __ ______ (dollars in today's money) in debt!
20 Billion Dollars
Which act closed the Massachusetts and Boston Harbor among other things?
Intolerable Acts
French and Indian War
Colonists wanted more land, specifically French land in the New World/America
British troops attempted to take back stolen gunpowder / other military supplies
First battle of the American Revolution, Lexington and Concord
Who fired the first shot at Lexington and Concord?
No one knows
Before the French and Indian war, Colonists thought of themselves as ______ _______ - just across the ocean!
British People