Question

match each term with the correct definition. write the letter of the definition in the blank.

1. _ stamp act
2. _ townshend acts
3. _ boston tea party
4. _ intolerable acts
5. _ “no taxation without representation”

definitions:
a. colonists dumped tea into boston harbor to protest british taxes.
b. british law that placed taxes on newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
c. colonists’ protest slogan against being taxed by a government they had no voice in.
d. series of british laws meant to punish boston for the tea party.
e. taxes placed on imported goods like glass, paint, and tea.
part 2: timeline ordering
place the following events in the correct order (1 - 5).

• _ boston tea party
• _ stamp act passed
• _ intolerable acts passed
• _ first continental congress meets
• _ townshend acts passed

Explanation:

1. The Stamp Act was a British law taxing newspapers, legal documents, and playing - cards (b).
2. The Townshend Acts placed taxes on imported goods like glass, paint, and tea (e).
3. The Boston Tea Party was when colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxes (a).
4. The Intolerable Acts were a series of British laws to punish Boston for the Tea Party (d).
5. “No taxation without representation” was the colonists' protest slogan against being taxed by a government they had no voice in (c).

For the timeline:

• The Stamp Act was passed first in 1765.
• The Townshend Acts were passed in 1767.
• The Boston Tea Party occurred in 1773.
• The Intolerable Acts were passed in 1774.
• The First Continental Congress met in 1774 after the Intolerable Acts. So the order is:
• Stamp Act passed (1)
• Townshend Acts passed (2)
• Boston Tea Party (3)
• Intolerable Acts passed (4)
• First Continental Congress meets (5)

Answer:

1. b
2. e
3. a
4. d
5. c

Boston Tea Party: 3
Stamp Act passed: 1
Intolerable Acts passed: 4
First Continental Congress meets: 5
Townshend Acts passed: 2