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British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, but passed the Declaratory Act, which Britain had the right to tax American colonies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