Topic 4 Lesson 3: Taxation w/out Representation

Why did the British government send 10,000 troops to enforce the Proclamation of 1763?

• to keep the peace between settlers and Native Americans by preventing settlers from moving too far west

• to crush pockets of rebellious colonists who no longer identified as British citizens

• so that the colonists could provide shelter for troops, saving Britain money

• to drive Native Americans out of the colonial settlements so westward expansion could resume

Why was the Sugar Act of 1764 a controversial law in the eyes of many colonists?

• It lowered the tax on molasses but raised taxes on other goods.

• It raised taxes on molasses, tea, and other goods important to the colonists.

• It raised the tax on molasses and allowed goods to be seized without due process of law

• It lowered the tax on molasses but allowed goods to be seized without due process of law

How did the colonists respond to the Stamp Act of 1765?

• Colonial leaders requested that the British government repeal this tax but agreed that previous taxes were fair.

• Colonial leaders declared to the British government that only colonial assemblies could tax colonists.

• Colonists formed the Albany Plan of Union to defend themselves against imminent British attack.

•  Colonists protested by planning and carrying out the Boston Tea Party later that year

Which underlying tensions erupted into the violence known as the Boston Massacre of 1770?

• In addition to being taxed unfairly, colonists were rebelling against their inability to move west

• In addition to enduring taxes and assumptions of guilt without a trial by jury, colonists were required to give room and board to the British soldiers.

• Colonists had demanded the return of all British troops as soon as they arrived; violence broke out immediately

• Colonists had demanded the repeal of all taxes, the removal of all British troops, and fair and equal treatment for colonists and Native Americans.

What was the immediate cause of the Boston Tea Party?

• The Tea Act gave the British government a near monopoly on the colonists’ tea, limiting colonists’ purchasing options

• The British East India Company had begun to struggle financially, threatening Britain’s economy

• The Daughters of Liberty convinced many colonists that the British government was attempting to gain total control of the colonies.

• The Boston Massacre caused colonists to rethink their efforts to boycott British imports.

How did the British government respond to the Boston Tea Party?

• The king consulted with Parliament in hopes of negotiating with the colonists.

• Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts to encourage colonists to repay the entire war debt.

•  Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish and further control the colonists.

• The king sent additional troops to enforce the collection of existing taxes.