Events that Led to the Declaration of Independence

The Proclamation of 1763 _____________.

• increased conflict between colonists and Native Americans

• kept colonists on the coast where the British could control them

• encouraged colonists to move into the lands west of the Appalachians

• did not interfere with colonists' freedom of movement

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• Imposed a tax on all paper documents

• Made them pay taxes for food items

• Enslave Colonists

• Lowered the prices of stamps in the colonies

This act allowed England to make all decisions for the colonists and tax anything they wanted.

• The Declaratory Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and _______

• molasses

• tea

• clothes

• Paper

The Townshend Acts were types of ___________ the colonists were made to pay.

• Fees

• Taxes

• Protections

• Subscriptions

When colonists became angry with taxes, they often boycotted the goods that the taxes were on. What do you think boycotted means?

• Cheering taxes

• Protesting out in the streets

• Putting a boy on a cot

• Deciding not to buy or pay for a certain thing as a way of protesting

What did the Quartering Act say?

• British Soldiers could search your house without a cause to

• Colonists had to pay a tax on thier houses

• Colonists had to allow British Soldiers to stay in their homes

• British Soldiers could seize any house they wanted

What act taxed the tea that was brought into the colonies?

• The Quartering Act
• The Tea Act
• The Sugar Act
• The Stamp Act

Where did The Boston Tea Party occur?

• England

• New York

• Boston

• North Carolina

How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?

• 500

• 100

• 5

• None