OP2- British Policies

To refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms.

• Boycott

• Repeal

• Petition

• Preamble

To cancel an act or law.

• Boycott

• Repeal

• Petition

• Preamble

Why did the British begin to tax the colonists?

• The British felt the colonists should pay more than those living in England

• The British did not like the colonists

• The British were greedy

• The British were in debt from supporting the colonists during the French and Indian War

Why did the Stamp Act, and other taxes, upset the colonists?

• The colonists were too poor to pay taxes

• The colonists believed the British government should not tax them since they had no representation

• The colonists believed taxes by the British were illegal

• The colonists believed only the rich should pay taxes

What items were taxed under the Townshend Acts?

• Tea, paper, gunpowder

• Paper, paint, pearls

• Paint, paper, spices

• Glass, tea, paper

The Intolerable Acts were meant to punish and divide the colonies, but what did they ultimately do?

• United the colonists

• Split the loyalties of the colonists

• Created an alliance between colonists and Native Americans

• Created an alliance between colonists and the French

What did the Proclamation of 1763 stop colonists from doing?

• Moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Trading with India

• Quartering British soldiers

• Drinking tea

Which act made colonists give food & drinks to British soldiers and allowed them to live in their homes?

• Penny Act

• Quartering Act

• Food Act

• Tea Act

What slogan did the colonists use as a protest?

• No taxation without representation

• No tea without the sea

• We make noise till you hear our voice

• No acts without the facts

How did the colonists react to the Tea Act?

• They held a political party

• Dumping coffee into Boston Harbor

• Kicking British soldiers out of their homes

• Boston Tea Party