1. Tighter British Control
Chapter 6 Sec 1
Tighter British Control

2. Chap 6 Sec 1 Vocab. King George III Quartering Act Revenue Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Patrick Henry
Boycott
Sons of Liberty

3. Chap 6 Sec 1 Vocab.
King George – the British monarch during the time of the American Revolution
Quartering Act – used to save money for the British government by having troops live in American homes and to be supplied by the households they lived with
Revenue – income, money, needed to meet expenses
Sugar Act – a British law passed that taxed sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies.

4. Chap 6 Sec 1 Vocab.
5) Stamp Act – a law that required all legal and business documents to be taxed, such as diplomas, contracts, wills, and newspapers 6) Patrick Henry – a member of the Virginia government who disagreed with the taxes be placed on the colonies. 7) Boycott – a refusal to buy an item. 8) Sons of Liberty – a group of Americans who protested the taxes may have been responsible for the Boston Tea Party.

7. Chap 6 Sec 1 Objective Questions
Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger many colonists?
What was the Quartering Act?
Why did Parliament seek to impose greater taxes on the colonies?

8. Chap 6 Sec 1 Objective Questions
How did Britain’s policy toward its American colonies change after the French and Indian War?
Britain wanted to outline what the colonies could and could not do, before the colonies did what they wanted.
Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger many colonists?
Stated that the colonists could not live past the Appalachian Mountains.
What did many colonists choose to do about the proclamation?
They ignored it.

9. Chap 6 Sec 1 Objective Questions
4) What was the Quartering Act? Colonists being forced to house and care for British troops at their expense. 5) Why did Parliament seek to impose greater taxes on the colonies? To pay for the French and Indian War. Felt that it had been done to protect the colonists and they should help pay for the conflict. 6) Why did the colonists oppose the Sugar Act? Colonists felt that they did not have representation in Parliament to make decisions that would affect them.

10. Chap 6 Sec 1 Objective Questions
7) How did the Stamp Act differ from previous taxes imposed on the colonies? 8) In what ways did the colonists challenge the Stamp Act? 9) Who were the Sons of Liberty?

11. Chap 6 Sec 1 Objective Questions
7) What was the Stamp Act? This was a tax placed on formal documents that were printed on paper. 8) How did the Stamp Act differ from previous taxes imposed on the colonies? The Stamp Act was enforced in the colonies and had to be paid in silver currency and hard currency was difficult to come buy. 9) What objection did colonial leaders voice about the Stamp Act? The colonists had no representation in Parliament and were concerned about what else would be passed without input.

12. Chap 6 Sec 1 Objective Questions
10) In what ways did the colonists challenge the Stamp Act? Colonists boycotted British goods and also petitioned the King of England to reconsider his position. 11) Who were the Sons of Liberty? They were businessmen and leaders of their communities that organized against the taxes placed on goods in the colonies. 12) What eventually became the Stamp Act? The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766, but Parliament passed the Declaratory Act which stated that England could do what ever they wanted to the colonies.

15. Chap 6 Sec 1 Quiz
1) The purpose of the Quartering Act was to require the colonies to: a) pay for the salaries of British Soldiers b) buy only goods that were made in Great Britain c) provide housing and supplies for British soldiers d) stop making their own coins and use British money instead 2) The revenue that Great Britain hoped to raise in the colonies: a) was required to have an official tax stamp on it b) was needed by the British government to pay its debts c) was used to help colonists expand onto more land d) was collected by British soldiers stationed in the colonies. 3) The British law that directly taxed the colonists was the a) Sugar Act b) Proclamation of 1763 c) Stamp Act d) Declaratory Act 4) A group that staged protests against the Stamp Act was the a) House of Burgesses b) Parliament c) Sons of Liberty d) Continental Congress