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Wilson 5-1
Taxation Without Representation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What Law prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mts? | The Proclamation of 1763 |
| What were the reasons Britain felt justified in passing a law that prohibited westward expansion of the colonists? | stope conflicts with Natives, kept colonists on coast where Britain controlled trade (Navigation Acts) and could take over fur trade. |
| For what 2 reasons did Britain raise taxes (or start collecting existing ones) after the French and Indian War? | Troop expenses to enforce laws and huge debt from fighting the war. |
| Who was George Greenville? | Prime Minister of Britain that tried to end smuggling of goods into the colonies. |
| What was the colonists objections to the vice-admirality courts? | denied them the right to trial by jury (guaranteed in both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights)v and assumed they were guilty until they proved their innocence. |
| What were writs of assistance and what right of the colonists did it violate? | Legal documents that allowed customs officials to enter any location at any time to search for smuggled goods- search warrants |
| What Act was passed that actually lowered taxes in the hopes of convincing colonists not to smuggle but allowed the British to seize goods without going to court? | The Sugar Act |
| What tax or law was passed that was the first direct tax placed on all the colonists (not just the merchants) and was placed on all printed material? | The Stamp Act |
| What is a resolution? | A formal expression of opinion! |
| What were the Sons of LIberty and who started it? | Organization started to protest the Stamp Act. Sam Adams |
| What was the Stamp Act Congress? | delegates from all the colonies met to draft a petition to the King and Parliament declaring that only their own assemblies could tax them |
| What does it mean to burn effigies? | make rag figures representing what is being protested and burn it |
| What are boycotts and non-importation agreements? | refusing to buy and pledges not to import (applied to British products in response to the Stamp Act) |
| What was the Declaratory Acts? | Law passed on the day the Sugar Act was repealed saying that Parliament had the right to tax and make all decisions for the colonies. |
| What were the Townshend Acts? | A tax on any imported goods to the colonies. Applied to glass, tea, and paper. |
| What were the Daughters of Liberty? | Colonial Women who encouraged colonists to wear homemade cloths in protest of the Townsend Acts. |
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