No Taxation Without Representation

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

• Made it illegal for the colonists (settlers) to live WEST of the Appalachian Mountains because the land was reserved for Native Americans. 

• Made it illegal for the colonists (settlers) to live EAST of the Appalachian Mountains because the land was reserved for Native Americans. 

• Made it illegal for the colonists (settlers) to live SOUTH of the Appalachian Mountains because the land was reserved for Native Americans.

• Made it illegal for the colonists (settlers) to live NORTH of the Appalachian Mountains because the land was reserved for Native Americans. 

Why did the British start taxing the American colonists?

• Britain was just mean

• Britain wanted money from the colonists to keep them from growing rich

• To pay for the debt caused by the French and Indian War

• The colonists made too much money and didn't know what to do with it all.

The British were not happy with the colonists smuggling in goods. As a result, the colonists' ships were seized by the British. The colonists were extremely upset because 

• the colonists were English citizens and therefore they were entitled to a trial by jury.

• the colonists were American citizens and therefore they were entitled to trial by jury.

• the colonists were French citizens, they had no rights.

The Sugar Act lowered the tax on molasses (sugar), which meant the colonists paid less in taxes from 6 cents to 3 cents. 

• True

• False 

What was the Stamp Act?

• a tax on stamps (to mail letters, etc.)

• a tax on all printed paper (legal documents, newspapers, playing cards)

• a free tax on printed paper

In 1766 Parliament repealed (canceled) the Stamp Act.

• True

• False

What did the Declaratory Act say?

• The colonists could refuse to pay taxes if they didn't want to. 

• Parliament could not pass a law or tax against the colonists.

• Parliament could pass any law or tax against the colonists.

Who said the phase, "No taxation without respresenation"?

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

How did the colonies communicate with one another?

• Through the Committee of Correspondence 

• They made a telephone call

• The Sons and Daughters of Liberty

• The Virginia House of Burgesses

What did the Townshend Acts do?

• placed a tax on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea

• stopped the tax on glass, lead, pain, paper and tea

• gave Parliament the right to pass laws