DBQ TEST Flashcards
Sugar act date?
1764
Townsend acts date?
1767
Boston Massacre date?
1770
Gaspee Incident?
1772
Intollerable acts date?
1774
stamp act date?
1765
Lexingotn and Concord date?
april 19th 1775
What was the proclamation of 1763?
Order issued by king george that closed the region west of the appalachian mountains to all settlement by colonists
What was the sugar act?
start of british policy to raise money from colonies
cut duty on foreign molasses in half.
hoped in would encourage them to not smuggle and buy legally
What was the stamp act?
placed a tax on newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, and all other printed materials,
first time colonist were taxed strictly raise money
what was the Townsend act?
duties placed on certain imported goods, including glass and tea, thought it was better to raise money through duties on direct taxes
Boston MAssacre
we know this it happened in front of the customs house
Gaspee Incident
i think you know this but
gaspee = brit ship
LT. Dudington captain of boat
Hannah schooner chased the gaspee
What were the Intolerable Acts?
response to the boston tea party
aka coercive acts
extended canada’s boundary south to the ohio river
closed boston habor until tea was paid of
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Lexington and Concord?
we know this