Acts before Revolutionary War Flashcards
What was the Sugar Act?
Tax placed on sugar and molasses because colonists are British subjects
What was the impact of the sugar Act?
Colonists protest and smuggle sugar and molasses
What was the Quarting Act?
Required colonies to provide British troops with quarters and supplies
What was the impact of the Quarting Act?
Coloninal assemblies vote to refuse to supply British soldiers
What was the Stamp Act?
Any item that was made of paper required a stamped tax payment to be made
What was the impact of the Stamp Act?
Colonists argued taxation with representation; Stamp Act was repealed
What was the Townshead Act?
Tax on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea
What was the impact of the Townshend Act?
Colonists smuggled goods
Boycotted British goods
Fight with British troops
What was the Tea Act?
Tax on tea, it was a plan to bail out East India Tea Company through tax on tea
What was the impact of the Tea Act?
Boston Tea Party
Smuggling of tea
What was the Intolerable Act?
Response to Tea Party assembly and twon meeting dissolved
Port of Boston closed
British tried in England
What was the Qubec Act?
Prohibited colonists from moving into Ohio River Valley
Catholic Religion in region
What was the impact of the Quebec Act?
Colonists were expected to settle in the region
Where does the power lie in a Monarchy Government?
With a king and those he appoints to office
Who was the lawmaking body in England?
Parliment
What is a representative government?
Citizens elect their own representatives who will represent them in government
In a representative government, the people create the government and have the right to make what?
Changes when they see fit
Who said “No taxation without representation”?
Samuel Adams
Who wrote, “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal..”?
Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence)
Where is the following quote found? “…that they were endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights…”
Declaration of Independence
What was the prelude to the American Revolution?
Proclamation of 1763 Sugar Act 1764 Stamp Act 1765 Townshend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intolerable Acts 1774 First Contiental Congress 1774 Battles of Lexington/Concord 1775 Second Contiential Congress 1775 Declaration of Independence adapted 1776
What was the order of the Acts?
Sugar Act 1764 Stamp Act 1765 Quartering Act 1765 Declaration Act 1766 Townshead and Revenue Act 1767 Tea Act 1773 Intolerable Act 1774
