Chapter 8, Lesson 3: Colonists Speak Out

What is a budget?

• A plan for spending money.

• To cancel, or undo, a law.

• The freedom of people to make their own laws.

• To refuse to buy or use goods or services.

What is representation ?

• The freedom of people to make their own laws.

• An official statement.

• The act of working against one’s own government.

• The act of speaking on behalf of someone else.

The act of working against one’s own government is...

• representation

• budget

• treason

• declaration

An official statement is...

• treason

• budget

• declaration

• representation

To repeal is to cancel, or undo, a law.

• True

• False

Liberty is...

• the act of working against one’s own government.

• the freedom of people to make their own laws.

• the act of speaking on behalf of someone else.

• to refuse to buy or use goods or services.

To boycott means

• to make a plan for spending money.

• to cancel, or undo, a law.

• to refuse to buy or use goods or services.

• to make an official statement.

Parliament passed new laws requiring American colonists to pay more taxes.

• True

• False

The Sugar Act taxed:

• paper goods such as newspapers, cards, stamps.

• sugar and other goods coming into the colonies from other places.

• lead and glass.

• tea.

Why did colonists begin to speak out against the British government? (2 answers)

• Parliament passed a law called the Sugar Act.

• Parliament took away slavery.

• They had no representation in the British Parliament.

• Parliament made them work jobs they didn't want to do.