History Chp. 3: Colonial Protest and British Reaction
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Proclamation of 1763 | Many colonists ignored the proclamation and moved west anyway; The British sent troops to prevent the colonists form moving. |
| Sugar Act | Many colonists simply refused to pay the tax, bribed tax collectors or began to smuggle molasses and sugar; Demanded that smuggling and bribes be stopped. |
| Quartering Act | Colonists refused to pay and house British troops and openly protested against the soldiers; In response to the 1766 act-royal officials dismissed the NY governor and MA assembly, solders sent to Boston (led to Boston Massacre) |
| Stamp Act | Stamp Act Congress, letters of protest, boycotted British goods, formed Son and Daughters of Liberty, riots and threats against British officials, burned stamps; repealed the Stamp Act, but passed the Declaratory Act |
| Declaratory Act of 1766 | The colonists paid little attention to the act. |
| Townshend Act | Colonists took part in Non-importation agreements, boycotts, wrote letters, formed Daughters of Liberty, made Liberty tea, homespun material; Non-importation agreements and boycotts hurt British merchants, merchants' pressure caused repeal in 1770 except for tea. |
| Tea Act | Boycotted British tea, British Tea Party, brewed/drank "Liberty Tea" made from raspberry leaves; Parliament punished the colonies severely, especially Mass. with the Coercive Acts. |
| Coercive/Intolerable Acts | Organized the First Continental Congress, wrote letters of protest, banned the trade in British goods, set up colonial militias, send aid to Boston; Britain built up its military forces specifically in Boston and throughout America. |
| Quebec Act | Infuriates colonists; Revolutionary War |
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