Chapter 5 Flashcards
What three things lead to individualism being strong in the colonies?
Taxes, acts, and the bostin massacure
Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
Because of the french and indian war
What is importing or exporting without paying proper taxes on goods? (Also GB’s top priority in the colonies at this time.)
Smuggling
How was the Sugar Act supposed to stop smuggling?
It lowered taxes on molasses
What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
They created the stamp act to make people pay for all printed matirial
What was the Stamp Act?
An act that made people pay for all printed matirial
Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?
Patric Henrey
What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
To protect the rights of the colonists
Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was important about the Declaratory Act?
It stated England had the right to tax the colonies in all cases
What was important about the Townshend Acts?
Taxed imported goods before they arrived in the colonies
Who owned the ship Liberty?
John Hancock
What was required of colonial citizens when the Quartering Act was passed?
To house british soldiers in barracks or their homes
What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?
The bostin massacare
What is information designed to influence opinion?
Propaganda
How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre?
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