The Colonies and Britain The Colonies and Britain Grow Apart – Page 157Grow Apart – Page 157

1. What had the colonists been 1. What had the colonists been allowed to do in the earlier days?allowed to do in the earlier days?

The colonists had been The colonists had been allowed to manage their own allowed to manage their own affairsaffairs

The colonists had been The colonists had been allowed to manage their own allowed to manage their own affairsaffairs

2. What did 2. What did Parliament'sParliament's new new laws and restrictions laws and restrictions

threaten in the 1760's?threaten in the 1760's?

Parliament’s Parliament’s new Laws new Laws threatened threatened colonist’s colonist’s freedom.freedom.

3. What was the first reform (change) that King George III issued to tighten his control of the American Colonies?

King George King George III first issued III first issued the the Proclamation Proclamation of 1763of 1763

4. How many British Soldiers 4. How many British Soldiers (redcoats ) did King George III (redcoats ) did King George III decide to keep in the colonies to decide to keep in the colonies to enforce the Proclamation?enforce the Proclamation?

10,00010,000

5. What proved to be very 5. What proved to be very expensive for the King?expensive for the King?

Housing the troops (Red Coats) was Housing the troops (Red Coats) was very expensive.very expensive.

6. What law did Parliament pass 6. What law did Parliament pass that required colonists to that required colonists to

house the British Soldiers?house the British Soldiers?The Quartering ActThe Quartering Act

7. What did these new laws 7. What did these new laws create in the colonies?create in the colonies?

The laws created great anxiety in the The laws created great anxiety in the coloniescolonies

8. What two things did Great 8. What two things did Great Britain owe massive Britain owe massive debtdebt

from?from?Great Britain owed debt from the Great Britain owed debt from the

French and Indian WarFrench and Indian WarThe cost of housing the troopsThe cost of housing the troops

9. What did Great Britain need to 9. What did Great Britain need to pay off these debts?pay off these debts?

Great Britain needed more Great Britain needed more revenuerevenue, , or income.or income.

10. Who did Parliament look to, 10. Who did Parliament look to, to help pay for the costs of to help pay for the costs of frontier defense and colonial frontier defense and colonial government?government?

Parliament looked to Parliament looked to the colonies to help the colonies to help pay part of the cost pay part of the cost of frontier defense of frontier defense and colonial and colonial governmentgovernment

11. Date: ____________ What did 11. Date: ____________ What did the Sugar Act do? the Sugar Act do?

17651765This law placed a tax on sugar, This law placed a tax on sugar,

molasses and other products shipped molasses and other products shipped to the coloniesto the colonies

12. Date: _____________ What did 12. Date: _____________ What did the stamp act require?the stamp act require?

17661766All legal and All legal and

commercial commercial documents had documents had to have a stamp to have a stamp showing that a showing that a tax had been tax had been paidpaid

A deck of Cards:A deck of Cards:

13. List five items that required 13. List five items that required a stamp:a stamp:

WillsWillsContractsContractsNewspapersNewspapersDiplomasDiplomasPostersPostersWriting PaperWriting Paper

14. How did Parliament view 14. How did Parliament view these acts?these acts?

The Sugar and Stamp act were The Sugar and Stamp act were reasonable ways to raise money in reasonable ways to raise money in the colonies to help pay off Britain’s the colonies to help pay off Britain’s debt.debt.

15. How did the colonists view 15. How did the colonists view these acts?these acts?

As serious threats to their political As serious threats to their political rights.rights.

Here is a poster that angry Here is a poster that angry colonists put up in opposition to colonists put up in opposition to

the Stamp Act:the Stamp Act:

British Stamp American British Stamp American VersionVersion