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U.S.Revolution 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe what fully happened in Boston on March 5,1770. | Boston Massacre, British soldiers defending themselves, kills 5 american propaganda, John Adams protects soldiers from civilian court. |
| what was British reaction to the Boston Massacre? | Townshed act repealed and Quartering act elapsed |
| Explain the significance of the Tea Act. | Monopoly on tea to British East India Com. and Committees of Correspondent |
| Describe what fully happened in Boston on December 16, 1773. | Boston Tea Party Civil disobedience |
| what was the British reaction to the Boston Tea Party. | Intolerable acts- to punish the people of Boston Military Government More British soldiers |
| What was the Americans response to the Intolerable acts? | Committees illegally,food and money sent to Boston, Suffolk Resolves, Colonists should tax but withhold, form militias and stockpile weapons |
| First Continental Congress | No talk of Independence and Declaration of Rights |
| Embargo | Hardest on Southern Colonies and more dependent trades with England. |
| who was the first prominent person to call independence? | Patrick Henry |
| What words did he end his speech? | "Give me Liberty, or give me death". |
| When did he make his speech? | March 1775 |
| The French and Indian war ended in | 1763 |
| what was the American reaction to the sugar act? | No taxation without representation to boycotts |
| what did the British then do? | repealed sugar act |
| What was the American reaction to the Quartering Act? | Anger |
| What was the American reaction to the Stamp Act? | Fell justified Virginia resolves sons of liberty stamp act congress: boycotts |
| American Reaction to the Townshend Act? | More boycotts, strong objections to searches and quartering |