Writs of Assistance - documents used for searching ships and buildings for smuggled goods. , Why were the Writs of Assistance created? - The colonists were smuggling goods to get around a law requiring them to by molasses from the West Indies. , Stamp Act - All paper used in the colonies must have a stamp on it. , Townshend Acts - Taxes on glass, paper, paint, and tea. , Why did the British think the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts were needed? - The British believed that the colonists should help pay for the war. , What argument did the colonists have against the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts? - They believed that they should not have to pay taxes since they had no representatives in the government. , What was the cause of the Boston Massacre? - The colonists started heckling the British soldiers., What was an effect of the Boston Massacre? - The people were killed by the British soldiers., What was the cause of The Boston Tea Party? - The colonists were angry about the taxes on tea. , What was an effect of The Boston Tea Party? - They threw tea into the harbor. , Boston Port Act - King George closed the port in Boston and planned to keep it closed until the tea had been paid for. This means the colonists could not get supplies from other places. , Massachusetts Government Act - The governors were given more power. These governors were chosen by the king. Only one town meeting could be held per year. , Administration of Justice Act - The governor could move trials against the government to Great Britain. Witnesses had to travel all the way to Britain to testify against the government. , Quebec Act - This expanded the British Canadian territory south into the Ohio Valley. The colonists were not happy about losing land., The Intolerable Acts - Laws passed to pay for debts and to get revenge, The Quartering Act - Soldiers had to stay in your home. , The Boston Massacre - The colonists threw snowballs at British soldiers, and the soldiers shot at them. , The Boston Tea Party - The colonists put tea into the harbor. , The Molasses Act of 1733 - The colonists had to pay more for an ingredient they needed to make rum. ,

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