Lecture Notes: Acts, Representation, Declaration of Independence, and Social Contract Theory

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering differences between the Sugar and Stamp Acts, representation, interpretation of the Declaration of Independence, a note about Samuel Adams' dog, the Tea Act and Coercive Acts, Social Contract Theory, and MUST-DO guidelines.

The Sugar Act was an __ tax that impacted only a few people.

external

The Stamp Act was an __ tax that affected both the poor and rich and was applied to nearly everything.

internal

The colonists' complaint about representation was that Parliament overseas could not provide __ representation.

adequate

The Declaration of Independence states that governments should be __ to the people; when tyranny occurs, the people may abolish it.

accountable

A key phrase in the Declaration is that all men were created __.

equal

Samuel Adams' dog breed was a __.

Labrador

The Tea Act of 1773 lowered the price of tea but forced colonists to buy __ tea.

British

The Boston Port Act __ the port of Boston.

closed

The Massachusetts Government Act placed Massachusetts under __ law.

martial

The Coercive Acts shut down the Boston __.

town meetings

The Coercive Acts allowed accused British officers to be tried with a friendly __.

jury

The Quartering Act required colonists to provide bedding and clothing to __ soldiers.

British

The Coercive Acts were meant to isolate Boston, but they __ the colonies.

united

Social Contract Theory holds that governments are __ to the people.

accountable

Must-Do guidelines for the assignment require writing in __ sentences and delineating each answer as A, B, and C.

complete

Before Parliament, tax laws were made by __.

local colonial assemblies