Chapter 5 Section 1 Flashcards
Why did King George III try to limit contact
between the citizens of the British colonies
and Native Americans?
to keep peace with Native Americans on the frontier
Why did some colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763?
They thought the king was restricting their freedom to expand westward.
What inference can be made from Britain’s efforts to discourage smuggling by lowering taxes on sugar?
Britain wanted to reduce the expense of having to prevent smuggling by force.
What was Prime Minister George Grenville’s
policy toward the colonies?
Britain should tax colonies directly to raise money to pay for the war debt.
Why did Virginia and other colonies claim the sole right to tax their inhabitants?
The colonists had representation only in colonial assemblies.
Colonists did not have representation in Parliament.
How did the Currency Act contribute to colonial anger over the Stamp Act?
The Currency Act made it illegal to use anything but British gold or silver coins that were rare in the colonies. The Stamp Act required payment in British coins, and threatened seizure of property for non-payment.
What methods did some merchants in the colonies probably use to get around the Sugar Act, Currency Act, and the Stamp Act?
smuggling or hiding goods,
bartering for goods,
using illegal colonial money,
using fake tax documents
What did American colonists mean by the slogan “no taxation without representation”?
The British should not tax the colonies because the colonies did not have representatives in Parliament to vote on taxes.
How did the British respond when American colonists protested against the Stamp Act? What can be inferred from this action?
They canceled the Stamp Act. We can infer that the colonists’ boycott affected British citizens who had influence in Parliament
What did the Quartering Act require the colonists to do?
The Quartering Act required colonists to house British soldiers.
How did the Stamp Act raise revenue for the British government?
The Stamp Act required that colonists pay a tax for all printed materials to receive a special British government stamp.
How did colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763, that prohibited them to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?
colonists continued to settle there anyway
