Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
10 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Pontiac Rebellion (2)
|
-Chief Pontiac led a major attack against colonial settlements on the western frontier
-the first major test of the new British imperial policy |
|
Proclamation of 1763
|
For the western frontier, the British government issued a proclamation that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
|
|
Sugar Act - 1764 (3)
|
-also known as the Revenue Act
-raised taxes on sugar imported from other countries enforcement of the Navigation Acts -it was to raise money for the crown |
|
Quartering Act - 1765
|
colonists were required to provided food and shelter to British soldiers in their homes
|
|
Stamp Act - 1765 (2)
|
-tax places on all printed goods produced in the colonies
-Representatives from 9 colonies met in NY to resolve that their own elected representatives had the legal authority to approve taxes |
|
Sons & Daughters of Liberty (2)
|
-secret society formed intimidate tax agents and work against tax
-members sometimes tarred revenue officials and destroyed revenue stamps |
|
Declaratory Act - 1766
|
said Parliament had the right to tax and make laws in "all cases whatsoever
|
|
Townshead Acts - 1763 (3)
|
-taxes on imported tea, glass, and paper
-introduces writs of assistance -King George III places British troops in Boston to stop smuggling |
|
writs of assistance
|
searches with no cause or warrant
|
|
John Dickinson: Letters From a Farmer in Pennsylvania (2)
|
-Dickinson agreed that Parliament could regulate commerce
-argued that because duties were a form of taxation, they couldn't be levied on the colonies without the consent of their representative assemblies |