Acts, Taxes, Colonial Protests

Acts, Taxes, Colonial Protests

Proclamation of 1763

• ​It came after Britain defeated France in the French and Indian War

• ​First act to affect all 13 colonies

• Colonists were not allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

• ​It helped appease Native Americans, who were angry about colonists taking their land

Multiple Choice

Who won the French and Indian War?

• No one, it was a tie

• Indians

• Britain

• France

Multiple Choice

The Proclamation of 1763 was the first act to affect all 13 colonies.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

• Allow colonists to move wherever they wanted in North America

• Prevent colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

• End slavery in the colonies

• Allow colonists to make trade deals with Natives

​Boston Massacre

​(1770)

• Colonists were angry that Britain sent 2,000 soldiers to enforce new taxes, like the Stamp Act (paper) and Townshend Acts (glass, paint, tea)

• ​During the protest, British soldiers opened fire and killed protestors

• ​Crispus Attucks, a free black man, was the first person to die in the massacre (and Revolution)

Multiple Choice

Why were colonists angry and protesting leading up to the massacre?

• Britain sent soldiers to enforce taxes

• France sent soldiers to help the British enforce taxes

• Too many Indians were moving into the colonies

• Not enough food for everyone

Multiple Choice

Who was the first person to die in the Boston Massacre?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Carlton Banks

• Crispus Attucks

​Boston Tea Party (1773)

• ​A response to the Tea Act

• Men dumped tea into the Boston Harbor in protest

• ​It was a rallying event that helped unite the 13 Colonies in their anger at Britain

• ​Committees of Correspondence became popular - these groups helped towns and colonies share information about resisting British laws

Multiple Choice

What were the groups called that helped colonies share information about British laws?

• Sons of Liberty

• Committees of Correspondence

• Daughters of Liberty

• Committees of British Haters

​Intolerable Acts

​(1774)

• Punishments ​against the people of Boston for the Boston Tea Party

• ​Closed Boston Harbor

• ​Replaced elected local Gov't in Boston with an appointed one

• ​Quartering Act: forced colonists to have British soldiers stay in their homes

• ​Colonists were taxed to pay for supplies for soldiers

Multiple Choice

Why did Britain impose the Intolerable Acts?

• punishment for the Boston Tea Party

• Punishment for the Boston Massacre

• The King wanted a new castle

• keep colonists east of the Appalachian Mountains 

Poll

How do you think colonists felt about housing soldiers and being taxed to provide for them?

• They were fine with it

• They were very angry and resisted

• They were happy, and asked to be taxed more