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Navigation Acts Laws that limited colonial trade by requiring: All trade had to take place on British ships Very profitable items like sugar and tobacco could ONLY be sold to Britain They were created by British. They were created because Britain wanted to be the only country to benefit from trade with the colonies (mercantilism), increasing their wealth and power. It upset the colonists because they limited who the colonies could trade with.

Writs of Assistance Were court documents (like search warrants) that allowed British soldiers to search colonial ships and homes for evidence of illegal trade. They were created by British. They were implemented because the British wanted to be able to search for evidence of smuggling because the colonists were trying to go around the Navigation Acts. It upset the colonists because they allowed the British into their homes which they felt was private space.

Sugar Act Was a tax on sugar colonists were required to pay It was created by the British. It was implemented to make money to pay some of the debt from the French and Indian War. It upset the colonists because it made sugar more expensive (and things made with sugar) AND because the tax was created by Parliament (a group they had no representation in) instead of by their colonial legislatures. This was the beginning of the use of the phrase “No taxation without Representation”

Quartering Act Law that required colonists and their local governments to quarter (feed and house) British soldiers stationed in the colonies to keep the peace after the French and Indian War. It was created by the British. It was implemented to pass on some of the financial burden of caring for the soldiers from the British to the colonists (since the soldiers were there to protect the colonists anyway). It upset the colonists because they didn’t feel that they should be required to pay for soldiers they didn’t want around anyway.

Stamp Act Was a tax that required colonists to buy stamped paper to use for many items used in the colonies, such as legal documents and newspapers. It was created by the British. It was implemented to make money to pay some of the debt from the French and Indian War. It upset the colonists because it made paper products more expensive AND because the tax was created by Parliament (a group they had no representation in) instead of by their colonial legislatures.

Declaratory Act Was a statement by Great Britain that stated it had the power and the right to makes laws for the colonies. It was created by the British. It was implemented to remind the colonists that Britain was in control of them after agreeing to cancel the Stamp Act.

Coercive (Intolerable Acts) Were a group of harsh laws created that included a closing of the Boston port and another Quartering Act. They were created by the British. They were created because the British wanted to punish colonists in Boston for the Boston Tea Party. It upset the colonists because the closed Boston port hurt Boston merchants’ trade, made the Quartering Act more severe.

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Sons of Liberty Was a secret group of colonists that formed after the Stamp Act that organized boycotts (refusals to buy) of British goods, demonstrations, and some violent events in protest of British mistreatments. It was implemented to persuade the British to repeal (cancel) taxes imposed (Sugar, Stamp, etc.) It upset the British because it was seen as the colonists going against the “mother country” and her policies. The boycotts hurt British businesses too.

Stamp Act Congress Was a meeting called in response to the Stamp Act where colonists wrote to the king of England to complain. It occurred because colonists wanted to respond to the Stamp Act with a list of their complaints, that they called their “rights and grievances.” It upset the colonists because they thought taxes should only be created by their local legislatures, not Parliament.

Committees of Correspondence Were groups of colonists that gathered to discuss problems with British rule and spread word to others about mistreatments through letters. They were created because colonists wanted to figure out what to do about the way Britain was treating them and make sure that people were aware of what was going on. It upset the British because the colonists were stirring up anger against Britain across the colonies.

Boston Tea Party Was a protest against the monopoly on tea created by the British under the Tea Act in which colonists dressed as Native Americans boarded ships in the Boston harbor and dumped a shipment of tea in the water. It was implemented to show the colonists were unhappy with the Tea Act, which required colonists to either buy tea sold by a British company OR pay tax on other teas. It upset the British because a lot of tea was wasted (and money lost) and they worried other colonists would protest

1st Continental Congress Was a meeting of representatives (delegates) from 12 colonies held in Philadelphia in which a letter was written and sent to King George asking that their rights (those of British citizens) be restored. A boycott of British goods was also planned. It was implemented to try to get the rights of the colonists reinstated and discuss other tactics for dealing with British mistreatments. It upset the British because it was believed that the colonists should follow British commands and not make demands on the king.

Olive Branch Petition Was a letter written as a last effort to try to keep peace between the colonies and Britain. It was implemented to show the king the colonists were still loyal to Britain but that they were unsatisfied with the king’s actions and British mistreatments. It upset the British because it was taken as an ultimatum to restore rights or war would ensue.

2nd Continental Congress Was a meeting held in Philadelphia in which delegates from the colonies decided to declare independence from Britain and wrote the “Declaration of Independence.” A plan for a new government that unified the colonies was also created. It was implemented to discuss what actions to take against Britain. It upset the British because the writing of the Declaration meant a war would be fought to determine if the colonies would remain under British rule.

Common Sense Was a pamphlet (essay) written by Thomas Paine that stated the reasons the colonies should be independent from Britain. It was implemented to persuade colonists to support independence. It upset the British because it convinced enough delegates to vote for declaring independence from Britain.