Vocab and Major events

Question 1

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

Answer 1

King George the III forbid colonists and government from going west

Question 2

What was the Stamp Act?

Answer 2

When all things that were made of paper had a separate tax all printed materials must come from London.

Question 3

What was the Quartering Act?

Answer 3

British parliament said that If a soldier came and knocked on your door you had to house them, feed them and wash their clothes

Question 4

What was the Townsend act?

Answer 4

The first tax on tea, glass, paper, lead and paint that lead to a boycott

Question 5

Patriots

Answer 5

American colonists who believed that the colonies had the right to govern themselves.

Question 6

Loyalists

Answer 6

American colonists who were loyal to the British government.

Question 7

allies

Answer 7

a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such a winning a war.

Question 8

militia

Answer 8

a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are available to fight in an emergency.

Question 9

tyranny

Answer 9

the unjust use of government power.

Question 10

repeal

Answer 10

to take back, or to cancel, a law

Question 11

boycott

Answer 11

To refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people.