MAJOR BRITISH ACTS

Sugar Act This law not only taxed sugar

but it also taxed __________ .
How did the colonists respond?

1764
Colonists used the sugar to
make _____ .
What did the British end up
doing?

Stamp Act This taxed How did the colonists respond?

0f 1765

What did the British end up
doing?

Quartering This required all the colonist to

provide ______ and ________ for the
How did the colonists respond?

Act Of 1765 soldiers.

What did the British end up

doing?
Townshend Was a series of laws placing taxes How did the colonists respond?
on:
Act of 1765 Tea


What did the British end up
doing?

This Act allowed the British ______ How did the colonists respond?
Tea Act _____ _________ to monopolize the
1773 tea industry in the colonies.

What did the British end up

doing?

Intolerable These acts were a direct result of

the Boston Tea Party.
How did the colonists respond?

Act 1774

What did the British end up
doing?

 Boston A total of ____ civilians and ____
British soldiers were killed in
How did the colonists respond?

Massacre 1770.

True or False. This event helped

gain support of other colonists. What did the British end up
doing?

Sons of Were a secret political What was the most famous event
organization that protested that they partook in?
Liberty against _________ ______.

They formed with the ________ Act.

Who were some of their
members?
 KEY PEOPLE
KING GEORGE He was the King of _________.

III He was quoted as saying the

colonist must either _______ or
_________.

Benjamin He was part of the committee

to help write the
He was a

Franklin _________________.

He also was sent to ________ in
order to enlist their help for the
war.

John Adams He was the _____ President. Who was he vice president for?

Prior to that he was a _________. His wifes name was _________

Adams.
 Thomas He was the _____ President. He was from __________.

Jefferson
He wrote the ____________________ During his administration, the US
and the _____________ papers. purchased ____________________.

Alexander Was also an author of the Is known for being shot by

_________________. ________ _____ in a ________.
Hamilton

Helped form the ___________ He was the 1st ___________ of

bank. __________.

Samuel Is John Adams ________. He was a representative in the

Adams _________ Congress.

Was a key member of the _____ of He helped organize _________.

________.
 George He was the ____ President. He _____ more battles than he
____.
Washington
Was the General in the He was from ___________.
___________ Army.

Thomas Paine He wrote _______ _______. True or False. He helped

shape many of the ideas that
marked the Age of Revolution?

Which advocates American

____________.