Unit 1: 13 Colonies Flashcards
(20 cards)
French and Indian War
British kick out the French–>Britain/13 colonies gain land
Albany Congress
colonies make good relationships with natives; don’t unify
Taxation Laws
Britain in debt; colonists pay their debt UNWILLINGLY
context of American Revolution
colonies unite to get away from Britain bc they hate them
how did the colonists view Britain?
bullies; taking advantage of them
how did Britain view the colonists?
children; need to be taken care of
why did the colonies unify?
hatred of England and wanting to be independent from them
Proclamation of 1763
closed the region west of the Appalachian Mountains to settlement by the colonists
why did people come to America?
resources, religion, discovery, trade, money, jobs
colonists reaction to Proclamation of 1763
colonists continued to move west into the forbidden territory- further undermining the British authority
colonists reaction to Sugar Act of 1764
colonists responded with written protects, occasional boycotts and cries of “No Taxation without Representation”
Stamp Act of 1765
- first direct taxation of colonists
- taxed legal and commercial documents (newspapers)
colonists reaction to Stamp Act of 1765
-Stamp Act Congress
•violent protests
-boycott of British goods
-Sons of Liberty
•enforced the boycott of British
goodsQuartering Act of 1765
requires colonists to house and feed British soldiers left there from French and Indian War
colonists reaction to Quatering Act of 1765
most colonial legislatures refused to pay for the supplies required
Declaratory Act 1766
statement of England’s right to rule the colonies in any way seems fit
colonists reaction to Declaratory Act 1766
continued protests
Townshend Acts 1767
-taxes on lead, paper, tea, paint, and glass
•money used to support
British troops, royal governors, and
judges
-created customs commission
-suspended NY assembly for not complying
colonists reaction to Townshend Acts 1767
Boston Massacre
Sugar Act of 1764
marked the start of new British policies to raise money. although it reduced the tax on foreign molasses, it was strictly enforced.
