How did the Currency Act of 1764 directly affect Benjamin Franklin?
He paid for stamps for documents he printed.
He had to pay his taxes directly to Britain
He had to stop printing colonial paper money
He created new currency sizes and designs
Why did King George III try to limit contact between the citizens of the British colonies and Native Americans?
to keep peace on the frontier
Why did Virginia and other colonies claim the sole right to tax their inhabitants?
because colonists had representation only in their colonial assemblies
What is a duty?
a tax on imports
What was the British law that regulated paper money in the American colonies called?
The Currency Act
What is the Sugar Act?
the British law that lowered the duty on molasses to cut out smuggling, so that the British would get the revenue
How did the Currency Act contribute to colonial anger over the Stamp Tax?
The Currency Act made it illegal to use anything but British coins. The Stamp Act said that taxes be paid in those rare coins—and threatened seizure of goods.
What was the Quartering Act?
one of several British laws that required American colonists to provide housing and food for British soldiers stationed in North America
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
a law requiring colonists to stay east of a line drawn on a map along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains
What is a grievance?
an objection or reason to complain
What does repeal mean?
to cancel or nullify, especially a law
What was Prime Minister George Grenville's policy toward the colonies?
Britain should tax colonies directly to raise money to pay for the war debt
What do you call a a form of protest that involves refusing to purchase goods or services?
boycott
What is unjust rule by an absolute ruler called?
tyranny
Why did the British government need extra revenue in 1763
Britain had to recoup the costs of its victory in the French and Indian War
What was the British law requiring colonists to purchase a stamp for official documents and published papers called?
The Stamp Act
What methods did some merchants in the English colonies probably use to get around the Sugar Act, the Currency Act, and the Stamp Act?
Merchants in the colonies may have smuggled or hidden their goods, falsified their tax documents, bartered for goods, or tried to use illegal colonial money.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
the groups of merchants, shopkeepers, and craftsmen who successfully opposed the Stamp Act by establishing networks to boycott British goods
Why did some colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763?
They thought the king was restricting their freedom to expand westward.
What do you call a military force made up of local citizens to help protect their town, land, or nation
militia
What is income or money that is received called?
revenue
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