2. Taxes & Boycotts Proclamation of 1763 – King George III forbade colonists from settling west of Appalachian Mts.; was ignored

3. Sugar Act of 1764 – tax on molasses, sugar, textiles (cloth), coffee, wine, and indigo

4. Quartering Act – colonists had to house/feed soldiers

5. Stamp Act of 1765 – tax on newspapers, playing cards, legal documents, dice, pamphlets, almanacs, calendars

6. “No Taxation Without Representation” colonists couldn’t take part in elections or have any say; started to rebel

7. Boycott – agreed to not buy or sell British goods

8. Sons of Liberty – protest group Their Motto

9. Stamp Act of Congress – 9 colonies met in NYC to protest

10. March 1766 – Parliament repeals Stamp Act

11. Declaratory Act – Parliament had right to rule and tax colonies

12. Townshend Acts of 1767 – taxes on paint, glass, lead, paper, and tea

13. Daughters of Liberty – colonial women against drinking tea and buying cloth

14. Samuel Adams - leader of Sons of Liberty

15. Boston Massacre – mob incited British soldiers; 5 colonists died

16. Committees of Correspondence – citizens passed along the news in the colonies

17. Tea Act – East India Co. had exclusive rights to sell tea without paying import taxes; hurt colonial business

18. Boston Tea Party – Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians dump tea into harbor.

20. Ask your questions now!

21. What was the British Law which kept Americans from settling west of the Appalachians? oA - Quartering Act oB - Proclamation of 1763 oC - The Appalachian Land Law oD - The Treaty of Paris

22. What is a boycott? A - An agreement to quit buying certain products B - The opposite of a girlcott C - An example of Mercantilism D - A hated British tax

23. What were the Townshend Acts? A - A famous British play which made fun of Americans B - An American protest of British taxes C- A British tax on paint, glass, paper and tea D - A law which said towns had to send children to school with hornbooks

24. What was the purpose of the Declaratory Acts? A - Stated Parliament had the right to tax Americans B - Stated people had to declare their taxes to the British King C - It put a tax on paint, glass, paper and tea D – Ships in port had to declare their destination in the Triangular Trade Routes

25. To whom did the Tea Act gave sole authority to sell tea in the colonies? A - The American Tea Merchants Society B - The East India Tea Company C - The West India Tea Company D - All British Tea Merchants who could pay the Tea Tax