History 6-1 Reading Guide

How did Britain's policy toward its American colones change after the French and Indian War?

Britain's policy toward its American colones changed after the French and Indian War by becoming more controlling the colonies. Parliament wanted to govern all 13 colonies and started creating many laws and restricitions

What did many colonists choose to do about the Proclamation of 1763?

Many colonists chose to ignore the law.

Why did Parliament seek to impose greater taxes on colonists?

Parliament sought out to impose greater taxes on colonists because Britain was it great debt after the war and needed financial help.

How the British respond when the colonists argued "no taxation without representation."

The British responded to the colonists' "no taxation without representation" by repealing the Stamp Act

What eventually became the Stamp Act?

The Declaratory Act eventually became the Stamp Act.

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger many colonists.

The Proclamation of 1763 angered many colonists because it made it illegal for English settlers to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

How did the Stamp Act differ from previous taxes imposed on the colonies?

The Stamp Act differed from previous taxes imposed on the colonies because while The Sugar Act only affected merchants, the stamp act affected all colonists.

Why did the colonies oppose the Sugar Act?

The colonies opposed the Sugar Act because the colonies felt that "taxation without representation" was tyranny and felt it was unfair that Britain taxed them on war exports.

According to the colonists, who had the right to tax the American colonies?

The colonists believed that only delegates from the colonies should be allowed to tax them.

What was the main purpose of the Declaratory Act?

The main purpose of the Declaratory Act was giving Parliament supreme authority over the colonies.

What was the significance of the Stamp Act Congress?

The significance of the Stamp Act Congress was the fact that it was the first time the colonists met to consider acting together in protest.

In what ways did the colonists challenge the Stamp Act.

Ways the colonists challenged the Stamp Act were sending delegates to New York City, petitioning, boycotting British goods, forming secret societies, and burning/attacking paper and custom officials.

Stamp Act

a 1765 law passed by Parliament that required all legal and commercial documents to carry and an official stamp showing a tax had been paid

Sons of Liberty

a group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution

Sugar Act

a law passed by Parliament in 1764 that placed a tax on sugars, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonists; also caused harsh punishment for smugglers

Quartering Act

a law passed by Parliament in 1765 that required the colonies to house and supply British soldiers

Declaratory Act

a law passed in 1765 by Parliament claiming that Parliament had supreme authority to govern the colonists

Patrick Henry

a member of Virginia's House of Burgessess' that called for a resistance on tax

boycott

a refusal to buy certain goods

Proclamation of 1763

an order in which Britain prohibited its America colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

revenue

income government collects to cover expenses

Why did the colonies oppose the Quartering Act?

Colonies opposed the Quartering Act because it cost money to house a soldier and the colonists did not need British protection after the war.

Why did the colonists oppose Parliament's attempt to tax them?

Colonists opposed Parliament's attempt to tax them because they had no voice or consent agreeing to be taxed.