Name __________________________________ Hour __________ Due Oct. 11
Read Chapter 6 Section 1 “Tighter British Control” pages 159-162.
As you read complete this worksheet.
The Colonies and Britain Grow Apart
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During the __________________________________ War the British and the colonies fought side by
side.
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Americans took ________________ in being partners with the British.
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When the war ended problems arose-one of those problems was:
1.
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Parliaments first law was the _______________________________________of 1763
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It stated that the colonists ________________________________________________________________
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This angered the colonists because _______________________________________________________
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As a result, most colonists ignored the law!
British Troops and Taxes
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King George III wanted to keep peace with Britain’s Native American allies so he sent
___________troops to the colonies.
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In 1765, Parliament passed the Quartering Act. It stated
1.
2.
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The French and Indian caused Britain to go into ___________.
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They needed money or _______________ to meet its expenses.
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Britain wanted the colonies to help pay for the war debt and the cost of defending the
_______________ and the colonial ___________________
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The King has asked colonial assemblies to pass taxes—but this time _____________________
would tax the colonists directly.
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In 1764, Parliament passed the _________________ Act. It stated
1.
2.
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Colonists felt Parliament has no right to tax them because colonists were not represented in
______________________
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“NO __________________________________ WITHOUT _______________________________________”
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Britain’s response is: Sorry….you are British citizens and you must pay taxes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Britain Passes the Stamp Act
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In 1765, Parliament passed the _________________________ Act. It was a tax on:
1.
Examples of this are:
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The Stamp Act was a tax applied within the colonies and a _________________ tax on the
colonists.
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They had to pay with silver _____________________ which was scarce in the colonies.
The Colonies Protest the Stamp Act
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Oct. 1765, colonists met at the _______________________________________________ in NYC.
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They met to consider a protest:
1. they drew up a __________________________ to send to the King saying he had no right to tax
them.
2. they began to _____________________ (refusal to buy) British goods.
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Sons of Liberty were
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Some violent protests were
1.
2.
see
drawing
on
pg 162
Opinion:
After reading this story, do you consider the colonists heroes or terrorists?
Explain why.
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