Unit 2 | Part 2 Flashcards
Road to Revolution | After the British won, the British had a greatly enlarged ____
Debt
After the British won, the British had a greatly enlarged debt.
Road to Revolution | The British made the ______ pay for the debt of the war.
Colonists
The British made the colonists pay for the debt of the war.
Road to Revolution | The _________ passed the _____ Act ; Taxes on sugar, molasses, wine, cloth, indigo, and coffee
Parliament & Sugar
The parliament passed the Sugar Act ; Taxes on sugar, molasses, wine, cloth, indigo, and coffee
Road to Revolution | What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on newspaper, magazines, and legal documents.
Road to Revolution | How did the Stamp Act affect the colonists?
It made every single piece of paper taxed.
Road to Revolution | How did the Stamp Act affect the colonists?
It made every single piece of paper taxed.
Road to Revolution | The colonist’s began to ______ the Stamp Act
&
“No Taxation without _________”
Colonists began to boycott the law
&
“No Taxation with Representation”
Road to Revolution | The colonists forced the parliament to repeal the _____ Act and _____ Act.
Sugar & Stamp
The colonists forced the parliament to repeal the Stamp Act and Sugar Act.
Taxes on Colonists | What did the parliament put in replacement of the Sugar and Stamp Act?
Declaratory Act
Taxes on Colonists | What did the Declaratory Act state?
The British were able to tax at anytime if they wanted to.
Taxes on Colonists | Townshend Act taxed ____, glass, lead, paint, and paper.
Tea
Townshend Act axed tea, glass, lead, paint, and paper.
Taxes on Colonists | What event happened as a result of the Townshend Act?
The colonists boycotted it and it lead to the Boston Massacre
Taxes on Colonists | The Boston ______ was _________.
Massacre & Propaganda
The Boston Massacre was propaganda
Taxes on Colonists | ____ Revere drew the famous ____ showing the Recoats shooting at “innocent people”
Paul & Painting
Paul Revier drew the famous painting showing the Redcoats shooting at “innocent people”
Taxes on Colonists | John Adams represents the lawyer for the _____ after Revier’s painting went viral
Redcoats
John Adams represents the lawyer for the Redcoats after Revier’s painting went viral.