Ch 3 WS #1

American History

 

  1. What ended the French and Indian War? Who lost and what did it mean for them?

 

 

 

  1. Why did many in Britain feel the colonists should be taxed higher after the French and Indian War?

 

 

 

  1. What did the Proclamation of 1763 mean for American colonists? Why did the British issue this proclamation?

 

 

 

  1. Besides taxing goods, what else did the Sugar Act allow that angered colonists?

 

 

 

  1. What was the Stamp Act and how was it different from earlier taxes placed on the colonists?

 

 

 

  1. What was the Quartering Act?

 

 

  1. Who were the Sons of Liberty?

 

 

  1. What were the Townshend Acts?

 

 

  1. What were writs of assistance?

 

 

  1. In a few sentences, describe what happened at the Boston Massacre.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sec 2

  1. What was the purpose of the Tea Act? What did it mean for colonists?

 

 

 

  1. What was the Boston Tea Party? Who was responsible?

 

 

 

  1. What did the Coercive Acts to? To whom did they apply?

 

 

 

  1. What did the colonists call the Coercive and Quebec Acts?