Question

fill in the blank for each of the following statements, fill in the blank with the appropriate word, phrase, or name. use your textbook!! 1. the british prime minister asked parliament to tax the american colonists to help pay for__ 2. in 1764 parliament passed thewhich set taxes on molasses and sugar imported by colonists. 3. many colonists believed that great britain had no right to tax them without their 4. helped found the committees of correspondence to share ideas and information about challenging the british laws. 5. a popular method of protesting british laws was to,or refuse to buy british goods. 6. therequired colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, whenever they bought paper items. 7. colonists formed a secret society known as thethat used violence to frighten tax collectors. 8. the “bloody massacre perpetrated in king street” is also known as the 9. in response to the tea act, the sons of liberty organized theto protest the british law. 10. the__closed boston harbor, cancelled massachusetts’s charter, and forced colonists to house and supply british troops.

Explanation:

1. The British taxed colonists to pay for the French - and - Indian War.
2. The Molasses Act of 1764 taxed molasses and sugar imports.
3. Colonists believed in "no taxation without representation".
4. Samuel Adams was key in founding Committees of Correspondence.
5. Boycotting British goods was a common protest method.
6. The Stamp Act required stamps on paper items.
7. The Sons of Liberty used violence against tax collectors.
8. The "Bloody Massacre" is also known as the Boston Massacre.
9. The Sons of Liberty organized the Boston Tea Party.
10. The Intolerable Acts punished Massachusetts.

Answer:

1. the French - and - Indian War
2. Molasses Act
3. representation
4. Samuel Adams
5. boycott British goods
6. Stamp Act
7. Sons of Liberty
8. Boston Massacre
9. Boston Tea Party
10. Intolerable Acts