Acts before Revolutionary War Flashcards

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What was the Sugar Act?

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Tax placed on sugar and molasses because colonists are British subjects

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What was the impact of the sugar Act?

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Colonists protest and smuggle sugar and molasses

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What was the Quarting Act?

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Required colonies to provide British troops with quarters and supplies

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What was the impact of the Quarting Act?

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Coloninal assemblies vote to refuse to supply British soldiers

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What was the Stamp Act?

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Any item that was made of paper required a stamped tax payment to be made

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What was the impact of the Stamp Act?

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Colonists argued taxation with representation; Stamp Act was repealed

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What was the Townshead Act?

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Tax on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea

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What was the impact of the Townshend Act?

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Colonists smuggled goods
Boycotted British goods
Fight with British troops

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What was the Tea Act?

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Tax on tea, it was a plan to bail out East India Tea Company through tax on tea

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What was the impact of the Tea Act?

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Boston Tea Party

Smuggling of tea

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What was the Intolerable Act?

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Response to Tea Party assembly and twon meeting dissolved
Port of Boston closed
British tried in England

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What was the Qubec Act?

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Prohibited colonists from moving into Ohio River Valley

Catholic Religion in region

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What was the impact of the Quebec Act?

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Colonists were expected to settle in the region

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Where does the power lie in a Monarchy Government?

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With a king and those he appoints to office

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Who was the lawmaking body in England?

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Parliment

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What is a representative government?

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Citizens elect their own representatives who will represent them in government

17
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In a representative government, the people create the government and have the right to make what?

A

Changes when they see fit

18
Q

Who said “No taxation without representation”?

A

Samuel Adams

19
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Who wrote, “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal..”?

A

Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence)

20
Q

Where is the following quote found? “…that they were endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights…”

A

Declaration of Independence

21
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What was the prelude to the American Revolution?

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Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act 1764
Stamp Act 1765
Townshend Act 1767
Boston Massacre 1770
Boston Tea Party 1773
Intolerable Acts 1774
First Contiental Congress 1774
Battles of Lexington/Concord 1775
Second Contiential Congress 1775
Declaration of Independence adapted 1776
22
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What was the order of the Acts?

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Sugar Act 1764
Stamp Act 1765
Quartering Act 1765
Declaration Act 1766
Townshead and Revenue Act 1767
Tea Act 1773
Intolerable Act 1774