US History Chapter 5

The British passed new taxes on the colonies during the 1700's to pay for...

• a new palace for the king

• the war debt

• Indian lands

This act lowered the tax on molasses imported by the colonists.

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

This act placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies.

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

A fight between colonists and British guards in Boston that ended up with 5 people dead.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

A group of men disguised as Mohawks destroyed 342 chests of tea.

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

These Acts were harsh laws intended to punish the people of Massachusetts for their resistance.

• Coercive Acts

• Townshend Acts

These acts placed new taxes on basic imported goods-such as glass and paper.

• Townshend Acts

• Coercive Acts

What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?

• Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill

This battle showed that the Americans would not be easily defeated by the British?

• Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill

Who was the Commander of the Continental Army?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Hancock