3.5 Conflict in the Colonies

to refuse to buy certain products or services as protest or punishment

• to boycott

• to repeal

• to veto

• to ratify

to cancel or do away with, often regarding laws

• to boycott

• to repeal

• to ratify

1766 - this law said that Parliament had the power to make laws for the colonies after outrage over the Sugar Act

• Declaratory Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

• Quartering Act

1774 - this series of laws was also known as the Coercive Acts. This closed Boston Harbor and passed the Quartering Act

• Declaratory Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

• Quartering Act

1765 - this law taxed a seal that was put on all paper goods

• The Quartering Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Tea Act

• The Stamp Act

1764 - this law taxed imported sugar and molasses

• The Quartering Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Tea Act

• The Stamp Act

1773 - this law allowed only one company to sell tea in the colonies

• The Declaratory Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Tea Act

• The Stamp Act

1767 - this law put taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea and allowed ships to be searched for smugglers.

• The Declaratory Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Townshend Acts

• The Stamp Act

1774 - this law allowed British soldiers to be housed by colonists

• The Declaratory Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Townshend Acts

• The Quartering Acts

He spoke out against Parliament and formed groups such as the Committees of Correspondence and the Sons of Liberty, which challenged and protested British laws.

• Samuel Adams

• Patrick Henry

• Crispus Attucks

• Thomas Paine