British Tax Acts

Tax Acts - Causes of the American Revolution

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Parliament

• the legislature (law making group) of Great Britain

• to refuse to buy or participate in something

• an official announcement

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Proclamation

• the legislature (law making group) of Great Britain

• to refuse to buy or participate in something

• an official announcement

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Act

• the legislature (law making group) of Great Britain

• to refuse to buy or participate in something

• a tax or law

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Boycott

• the legislature (law making group) of Great Britain

• to refuse to buy or participate in something

• a tax or law

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Who won the French and Indian War?

• France

• Great Britain

• American Indians

• the Colonists

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What did Great Britain win from France at the end of the French and Indian War?

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Ohio River Valley

• Devonshire

• Louisiana

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The Proclamation of 1763 restricted the Colonists from moving West of --

• the Appalachian Mountains

• the Mississippi River

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Rocky Mountains

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How did the Colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

• Resented British interference and ignored the Proclamation.

• Respected their Mother Country and obeyed the Proclamation

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The purpose of the Sugar Act was to --

• pay for a new canal system in New England

• raise money for King George III birthday

• pay for the French and Indian War

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No ____________ without representation!

• taxation

• proclamation

• war

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Colonists believed that Parliament should not tax the Colonies for all these reasons EXCEPT --

• the Colonies had no elected representatives in Parliament to speak for them.

• England had let the Colonies make their own governments, taxes and laws and shouldn't take that away now!

• Parliament was too friendly with the French.

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What act taxed paper products?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Quartering Acts

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The purpose of the Stamp Act was to --

• pay for a new canal system in New England

• raise money for King George III birthday

• pay for the French and Indian War

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How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?

• Protested through New York City

• Obeyed it

• boycotted British goods

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Which act taxed things like tea, glass, lead, china, and paint?

• Townshend Acts

• Sugar Act

• Quartering Act

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What does quartering mean?

• division of money

• boycotting currency

• housing

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Under the Quartering Act, colonists were required to --

• provide housing for British soldiers.

• get change from only British banks.

• cut everything into fours.

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What was the name of the group who protested against the British?

• Sons of Liberty

• Committees of Correspondence

• Mothers Against British Goods

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Who did the Sons of Liberty target?

• British tax collectors

• Colonists not paying taxes

• colonists crossing the Appalachian Mountains.

Poll

Do you think that Great Britain taxing the Colonies without any respresentation enough to start a revolution?

• Yes! Revolution!!!

• Definitely not

• Close but not quite

Open Ended

How do you think these events will lead to the American Revolution?