The Road to Independence

Front

The ___________________________ Act was a tax on finished goods like glass, lead, and paper.

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Townshend Act

Front

What was the Quartering Act?

Back

Colonist were forced to house and feed British soldiers

Front

Which act placed a tax on almost all printed materials?

Back

The Stamp Act

Front

The Intolerable/Coercive Acts were a series of laws that did what?

Back

Closed Boston Harbor, Forced the colonies to let British soldiers live among the colonists, Banned town meetings in Massachusetts.

Front

What was the name of the conflict that caused the British to be in debt and to start taxing the Colonies?

Back

The French and Indian War

Front

A famous saying from the colonists was "No _____________ without ______________ in Parliament"

Back

Taxation, Representation

Front

What event was a direct result of the colonist frustration with the Tea Act?

Back

The Boston Tea Party

Front

How many colonists died in the Boston Massacre?

Back

5

Front

Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act? Options: “The rights of Englishmen”, “Give me liberty or give me death”, “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, “No taxation without representation“

Back

“No taxation without representation“

Front

this law placed a tax on lead, paint, paper, and glass

Back

Townshend acts