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Soc St,Ch 5,Sect 1-2
Creating a Nation 1763-1790
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In an attempt to prevent ______________the Proclamation of 1763 was passed. | problems with Native Americans |
| Many colonists felt that the Parliament had no right to tax them because they were not ___________. | represented in the Parliament |
| Sam Adams and Paul Revere tried to sway public opinion using the Boston Massacre to get more colonists to join the cause and _____________. | resist the British |
| The Intolerable Acts were designed to tighten up control and to punish the people of Boston for the _____________. | Tea Party |
| Colonial boycotts were __________in influencing the Parliament to repeal tax laws. | very effective |
| The French and Indian War left the British with a huge debt and they felt that the colonists should____________. | pay part of it |
| Most colonists opposed the occupation of Boston and saw it as an invasion of their_______. | rights |
| The British were upset after the Boston Tea Party because________________. | it was an outright act of rebellion |
| Colonists saw Writs of Assistance as a violation of their ___________as a British citizen. | basic rights |
| The ___________ were responsible for the Boston Tea Party. | Sons of Liberty |
| _________ colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre. | Five |
| Americans object to smugglers being tried in vice-admiralty courts because it did not allow for trial by jury and one had to prove their ________. | innocence |
| The Parliament repealed the Stamp Act because they agreed with the _______________ that they were losing business. | British merchants |
| Which act stated that Parliament did have the right to tax colonists? | Declaratory Act |
| Writs of Assistance enabled British customs officers to search... | homes for smuggled goods |
| Some colonists celebrated the dramatic act of defiance known as the... | Boston Tea Party |
| Anti-British feelings among the colonists grew more intense because of propaganda like Paul Revere's engraving of the... | Boston Massacre |
| When Britain learned that the colonies were on the brink of rebellion in 1768, Parliament responded by... | sending troops to Boston. |
| Proclamation of 1763 | prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Writ of Assistance | Allowed British officials to search any location for smuggled goods |
| Sugar Act | Lowered the tax on MOLASSES. Also allowed officials to seize goods from smugglers without going to court |
| Stamp Act | New direct tax on almost all PRINTED materials in the colonies |
| Stamp Act Congress | Meeting of representatives from nine of the colonies - petitioned the king and Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act |
| Townshend Act | New set of taxes imposed on the colonists on many items including glass, tea, and paper - not a direct tax, but an indirect or hidden tax built into the price |
| Sons of Liberty | Protest group of colonists that encouraged others to resist British taxes and policies and to boycott buying British goods |
| Daughters of Liberty | Organization that encouraged Americans to wear homemade fabrics and produce other goods rather than buying British goods |
| Declaratory Act | Act passed by the Parliament stating that the Parliament still had the right to tax the colonies |
| Crispus Attucks | An African American - one of the first to die in the Boston Massacre |
| Committee of Correspondence | Organization set up in the colonies to keep one another informed and help coordinate efforts to resist the British |
| Coercive Acts | Laws designed to punish the people of Boston for the Tea Party |
| Quebec Act | Made the Ohio Valley part of Quebec, not the 13 colonies |
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