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What is the Proclamation of 1763?
King George III issued a proclomation that banned colonists to settling west of the Appalachian Mountins on the territory of the indigenous people.
What is the Stamp Act of 1765?
One of the first taxes that King George III forced the colonists to pay. The tax required them to purchase a stamp for each printed paper purchased/used.
What did the Stamp Act accomplish?
It united the colonies against King George III
What is the Quartering Act of 1765?
It forced the colonies to provide housing for British soldiers.
What was the Townshend Acts?
It was a series of 4 acts passed by the British Parliament to spread authority over the colonies and force them to pay taxes on all imported goods.
What was Townshend's intent to use the taxes?
to pay the salaries of colonial governors and judges. The colonists began to boycott British goods to avoid taxes.
Who were the Redcoats and lobsterbacks?
members of the British army
When was the Boston Massacre?
winter of 1770
What ignited the Boston Massacre?
a quarrel b/w one colonist and one soldier ignited the Boston Massacre.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
a runaway enslaved African American and sailer. He was the first man to lose hislife in the fight for American Independence.
When was the Tea Act passed?
1773
What is the Tea act?
designed to help the British raise more revenues.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
A group of colonists threw more than 300 crates of tea overboard into the Boston Harbor. passage of the Intolerable Acts resulting in the American Revolution
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Five laws that were passed by the British Parliament against the America Colonies in 1774.
What were the Five Acts?
1-Boston Port Act 2-Mass. Gov't Act 3-Administration of Justice Act 4-Quartering Act
What was the Boston Port Act?
It closed the Boston Harbor.
