Chapter 5 Flashcards
What does salutary neglect mean?
With room
Why did England place a number of taxes (acts) against the colonists?
To pay off there debt 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?
By lowing the taxes on sugar people might now lead to smuggling of sugar
What was the problem for the colonists with the Sugar Act? (What British law was contradicted?)
The British officers could still convict you of smuggling
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on almost every printed good
Who persuaded the House of Burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act?
Patrick Henry
What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
A society the protected the rights of the colonists
Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What was important about the Declaratory Act?
GB had the right to tax everything
What was important about the Townshend Acts?
It 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?
They had to house a British soldier
How many people were killed at the Boston Massacre?
5
What Acts were repealed due to the Boston Massacre?
All
