Unit 3: Governing Documents—Declaration of Independence

What was the result of the French and Indian War?

• Great Britain won but had war debts to pay

• The Indians won and were able to keep their land

• France won and gained control of land west of the colonies

The British needed to raise money to pay off the war debt so they taxed the colonists. How did the colonists feel about this?

• Supportive

• Angry

• Neutral

Which sentence BEST supports the answer above?

• Colonists were thankful Great Britain protected them during the French and Indian War.

• Colonists needed the goods from Great Britain so they agreed to pay the taxes.

• Colonists were not represented in British Parliament and felt they did not deserve to be taxed without their representation.

What is the slogan colonists used when taxes were imposed without consent of their colonial government?

• “British Acts and Colonial Tax”

• “No Taxation without Representation”

• “Don’t tax us, We won’t pay!”

How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?

• Riots

• Boycotts and violence towards tax collectors

• Signed petitions

What Act placed taxes on British imports (glass, tea, lead, paint, and paper)

• Townshend Act

• Declaratory Act

• The Import Act

The Townshend Acts led to British sending in troops and passing the Quartering Act. What are the Quartering Acts?

• Colonists were required to give up a quarter of their public space

• Colonists had to pay for hotels for the troops

• Colonists were required to house the troops

The colonists grew more angry. Shots rang out killing 5 colonists. This is known as the :

• The Boston Murder Spree

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Manslaughter

Britain repealed the Townshend Acts, but passed this an act allowing only the British East India Company to sell this product...

• Sugar

• Paper

• Tea

The Tea Act put a monopoly on tea. What does that mean?

• Colonists could only buy Tea from the British East India Company

• Colonists played a game of monopoly while drinking tea

• Britain forced colonists to buy tea from the Monopoly Tea Company