3.2 Tensions with britain Flashcards
What convinced British officials that they should prevent British subjects from settling beyond the western frontier?
Pontiacs violent raids against British troops
What prevented British Settlers from setting west of the Appalachian mountains in 1763?
The proclamation of 1763
Two major reasons settlers opposed the proclamation
They thought the government shouldn’t have the power to restrict state settlements.
Colonists paid for the British troops sent to enforce the proclamation
Daniel Boone
The famous colonist who defied the proclamation by exploring Kentucky and eventually leading settlers through the Cumberland gap
Why did colonists think mercantilism was unfair
It limited trade and made goods more expensive
What act did the british government pass which put a new tax on molasses
1764 Sugar Act
Who was the king at the time
King George III
Boycott
refuse to buy certain goods and services
Townshend acts
1767 act taxed goods such as glass paint and tea?
What slogan rooted in English political tradition became the rallying cry of colonists in their protests against taxation
“No taxation without representation”
Stamp act
What 1765 act placed a tax on wills ,diplomas, newspapers ,dice, and playing cards?
What did james otis write
A mans house is his caslte
Quartering act
What law required colonists to provide housing, candles, bedding, and beverages to British soldiers stationed in the colonies?
What confrontation occurred between colonists and British soldiers?
1770 Boston Massacre
Who made an engraving publicizing the Boston Massacre incident?
Paul Revere
Who was the lawyer that defended the British at their trial?
John Adams
What did the sons of liberty do
what group formed to protest British actions staged mock hangings of cloth or straw effigies
