US History n i g g a

Tolerance Act of 1689

granted limited religous freedom to all Christians

Bacon's Rebellion (1676)

1st rebellion in the colonies lead by Nathaniel Bacon against Gov. William Berkeley. Settlers were angered by recent Indian attacks and the refusal top claim Indian land in the West

Negro Act of 1740

Act in the response of the Stono Rebellion, which made it illegal for slaves to write, read, raise money, and assemble

Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts

Acts such as Stamp Act and Townsend Act were placed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party and other protest

Restraining Act 1775

American colonies could only trade with Britain

Sugar Act of 1764

British Parliament raise taxes on

Declaratory Act (1766)

British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, but passed the Declaratory Act, which Britain had the right to tax American colonies

Slave Codes

Laws that absolute control over the lives of slaves and denied them basic rights

Stono Rebellion (1739)

Slave rebellion in S. Carolina that caused the creation of negro act

Quartering Act of 1765

required colonial governments to provide barracks and food for British troops

Townshend Acts (1767)

Tax on glass, tea, paint, lead imported to the colonies

Stamp Act of 1765

Placed a tax on almost all printed materials in the colonies. Angered the rich in the colonies

Tea Act of 1773

Gave the East Indian company a monopoly on Tea in American colonies to pay of its debt.