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,increased land ownership,made own laws
Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
To pay a large war debt
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?
Lowered the tax on malasses
What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
Innocent until proven guilty
What was the Stamp Act?
An act that placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies
Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?
Patrick Henry
What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
To protect the rights of the colonists and fight taxation by the British
Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was important about the Declaratory Act?
It stated that England had the right to tax the colonies in all cases.
What was important about the Townshend Acts?
It taxed imported good 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 provided by the colonists
What event did the Colonists use as an example of propaganda?
The Boston Massacre
What is information designed to influence opinion?
Propaganda Information