Week 2: Road to Revolution - Taxes and Protests

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Week 2: Road to Revolution - Taxes and Protests

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What was meant by colonists' slogan, "No taxation without representation"?

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The Stamp Act was repealed because the Sons of Liberty organized a _______  and agreed to stop importing goods from Britain.

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Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

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The Boston Massacre happened when angry colonists taunted British soldiers by calling them _______ and _______ .  The British soldiers fired shots into the crowd killing_______ colonists total.  The first colonists to die was _______ .

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What did writs of assistance allow British officials to do?

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The King sent troops to the colonies in an attempt to enforce new taxes and laws. What law stated that colonists were required to provide shelter and food for the British soldiers?

Townshend Acts

Stamp Act

Quartering Act

Proclamation of 1763

Why did Parliament feel it necessary to tax the colonists?

The Currency Act made it a law that colonists had to pay taxes

George Grenville needed to raise money for a building project

Parliament was in debt because it cost money to build a government building

Parliament had war debt because Britain was involved in the French and Indian War

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What was meant by colonists' slogan, "No taxation without representation"?

What was the Currency Act?

It declared that all colonists use coins instead of paper money

It declared that only British currency be used in the colonies

It declared that the colonists could only use money in their colony

It declared that all paper money was to be used in Britain

What group of men protested the British taxes and laws in the colonies?

militia

Committees of Correspondence

Sons of Liberty

1st Continental Congress

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
militia		to cancel or end
tyranny		tax on items
duty		British Government who makes laws
boycott		a country controlling trade of its colonies
mercantilism		local men who protect their towns
repeal		unfair rule
Parliament		refusal to buy goods and services

Which tax was on printed documents and upset the colonists greatly?

Currency Act

Stamp Act

Townshend Acts

Sugar Act

The Stamp Act was repealed because the Sons of Liberty organized a _______  and agreed to stop importing goods from Britain.

Drag the item that was taxed to the correct act.

Tea
Newspaper
Paint
Glass
Playing Cards
Legal Document
Lead

Townshend Acts
Stamp Act

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

The Boston Massacre happened when angry colonists taunted British soldiers by calling them _______ and _______ .  The British soldiers fired shots into the crowd killing_______ colonists total.  The first colonists to die was _______ .

What did writs of assistance allow British officials to do?

What led to the Boston Tea Party?

The Townshend Acts were repealed except the tax on Tea

The Tea Act which stated colonists could only purchase tea from Britian

The large number of British soldiers being sent to Boston

An outrageous tax on imported tea

The King sent troops to the colonies in an attempt to enforce new taxes and laws.  What law stated that colonists were required to provide shelter and food for the British soldiers?

Townshend Acts

Stamp Act

Quartering Act

Proclamation of 1763

Why did Parliament feel it necessary to tax the colonists?

The Currency Act made it a law that colonists had to pay taxes

George Grenville needed to raise money for a building project

Parliament was in debt because it cost money to build a government building

Parliament had war debt because Britain was involved in the French and Indian War

What was the Currency Act?

It declared that all colonists use coins instead of paper money

It declared that only British currency be used in the colonies

It declared that the colonists could only use money in their colony

It declared that all paper money was to be used in Britain

What group of men protested the British taxes and laws in the colonies?

militia

Committees of Correspondence

Sons of Liberty

1st Continental Congress

militia

to cancel or end

tyranny

tax on items

duty

British Government who makes laws

boycott

a country controlling trade of its colonies

mercantilism

local men who protect their towns

repeal

unfair rule

Parliament

refusal to buy goods and services

Which tax was on printed documents and upset the colonists greatly?

Currency Act

Stamp Act

Townshend Acts

Sugar Act

Drag the item that was taxed to the correct act.

Tea

Newspaper

Paint

Glass

Playing Cards

Legal Document

Lead

Townshend Acts

Stamp Act

What led to the Boston Tea Party?

The Townshend Acts were repealed except the tax on Tea

The Tea Act which stated colonists could only purchase tea from Britian

The large number of British soldiers being sent to Boston

An outrageous tax on imported tea