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What did the Stamp Act tax?
Paper Products
What is a synonym for repealed?
Canceled or abolished
Who lost the French and Indian War?
France
What is the British Parliament?
A lawmaking group in the British Government
Why were the colonist upset about being taxed?
They did not have any representation in the British Parliament.
How many representatives did the colonist have in the British Parliament?
0
Name on thing the Townshend Acts taxed?
Tea
What was the famous saying the colonist used to show that they did not approve of the taxes from the British government?
"No taxation without representation"
Describe what the intolerable acts were supposed to do to the colonist in Boston. / Why did the British impose the intolerable acts?
They were meant to punish the Colonist for the Boston Tea Party.
Describe the Quartering Act.
This act declared that British colonists had to allow British soldiers to live in their homes and provide them with food, bedding, firewood, and other things.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Issued by King George III, the proclamation
prohibited colonists from settling west of
the Appalachian Mountains.
What word means to refuse to buy, use, or go to a certain place or thing in an act of protest?
boycott
What was the famous saying that colonist would chant who were unhappy about the taxes?
"No taxation without representation"
What did the colonist do during the Boston Tea party?
They threw thousands of dollars worth of tea overboard.
What did the tea act do?
Forced colonist to only buy tea from Great Britain.
Describe what happened during the Boston Massacre.
Colonist were protesting taxes and began throwing things at British soldiers. A soldier was hit and open fired into the crowd. Five colonist were killed.
