Chapter 5 Flashcards
What does salutary neglect mean?
Not strictly enforcing most laws
What three things lead to individualism being strong in the colonies?
Salutary neglect, colonies making their own
laws and they were more landowners in the colonies
Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
They were many more land owners
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 the tax on molasses
What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
British officers were allowed to seize goods from smugglers
What was the Stamp Act?
Placed a tax on almost all printed material
Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?
Patrick Henry
What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
It was a secret society formed to protect the rights on the colonists
Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was important about the Declaratory Act?
Stated that England had the right to tax the colonists
What was important about the Townshend Acts?
It taxed important goods before they arrived to the colonist
Who owned the ship Liberty?
Johnson handcock
What was required of colonial citizens when the Quartering Act was passed
To house British soldiers
What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?
The Boston massacre
What is information designed to influence opinion?
Propaganda