LT #1- Sources of Tension/Conflict

Question 1

This law said colonists could not move West of the Appalachian Mountains because the British were trying to avoid additional war with the natives. It also enforced penalties on smugglers.

Answer 1

Proclamation of 1763

Question 2

This law imposed taxes on common goods like sugar, molasses, and coffee because the British were trying to pay off their debt from the French and Indian War.

Answer 2

The Sugar Act
(1764)

Question 3

This law brought more British troops into the colonies to enforce the Proclamation of 1763. It also stated that colonists needed to provide for the needs (housing, food, supplies) of these British troops.

Answer 3

The Quartering Act
(1765)

Question 4

This law stated that colonists had to buy taxed stamps for most paper products like newspapers, legal documents, books, etc. This also helped the British pay off their debt from the French and Indian War.

Answer 4

The Stamp Act
(1765)

Question 5

These Acts took back the taxes on goods within the colonies but continued the taxes on imported goods. These Acts also included the Writs of Assistance.

Answer 5

The Townshend Acts

Question 6

These were part of the Townshend Acts and allowed British to search Colonial houses to try to get rid of smuggling.

Answer 6

The Writs of Assistance
(1767)

Question 7

This event was a colonial protest that ended in violence. British troops fired into the protestors, killing 5 and injuring 6.

Answer 7

The Boston Massacre
(March 5, 1770)

Question 8

This law lowered the price of tea, but it forced the colonists to only buy tea from the British East India Company.

Answer 8

The Tea Act
(1773)

Question 9

This event was an extreme protest by the Colonists. They dressed as Natives and threw 90,000 pounds of tea from the British East India Company into Boston Harbor.

Answer 9

The Boston Tea Party

Question 10

These series of harsh laws included closing the port of Boston, increasing the powers of the British-appointed governor, decreasing the power of local governments, strengthening the Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act.

Answer 10

The Intolerable / Coercive Acts

Question 11

This law was part of the Intolerable Acts and took away land that colonists were living in and blocked them from moving west (in Canada). It gave French settlers rights while taking away the rights of colonists.

Answer 11

The Quebec Act
(1774)