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8SS_Road Revolution
The Road to Revolution (Kendall)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What "Act" was unusual because it was not a tax? | the Declaratory Act |
| Why did England believe they could do whatever they wanted with the colonies? | because they owned them |
| Define, Townshend Act. | An act that levied import duties or taxes on glass, paint, lead, paper and tea |
| What tax was not repealed after Parliament repealed the Townshend Act? | the tax on tea |
| When did the Boston Massacre take place? | March 5. 1770 |
| What did a group of colonists begin doing to the English troops? | they began harassing them |
| What was thrown at the troops? | snowballs |
| Who was throwing things at the troops? | the colonists |
| What occurred that resulted in the British troops firing upon the colonists? | colonists threw rocks, glass, & bottles at the troops. Either a soldier slipped and fired his gun or someone from either side yelled "Fire!" |
| Who led the British troops? | Captain Thomas Preston |
| How many colonist died during the Boston Massacre? | 5 |
| Who was the first casualty during the Boston Massacre? | Crispus Atticks |
| What happened to the troops after the Boston Massacre? | they were placed on trial |
| Who defended the British troops in court? | John Adams |
| What was the verdict of the British troops? | not guilty |
| By what was today's legal system affected by? | what happened during the Boston Massacre trial |
| What happened between the colonists and British temporarily? | tension eased |
| What did the East India Trading Company have? | a monopoly on the sale of tea |
| Who was hurt by the Tea Act? | the law abiding colonists and the smugglers |
| Who was furious over the Tea Act? | the Sons of Liberty |
| What happened on a cold December evening in 1773? | Members of the Sons of Liberty, dressed as Mohawks, boarded a ship attempting to import tea. The Sons of Liberty dumped thousands of dollars of tea into the Boston Harbor. |
| How did England retaliate against the Sons of Liberty? | they enforced the Coercive Acts |
| What did the colonists refer to the Coercive Acts as? | the Intolerable Acts |
| What was the Coercive Acts meant to do? | punish Massachusetts and set an example for the rest of the colonies to see |
| What did the Coercive Acts stop? | the imports and exports to Boston Harbor |
| What do the colonists hold in reaction to the Coercive Acts? | their first Continental Congress |
| What was decided during this meeting? | colonists would form militias |
| What did the representatives decide after the meeting? | they agreed to meet again if the issues aren't resolved by 1775 |
| Do things get better after the first Continental Congress? | NO they do not |
| Where are the British troops primarily stationed? | Boston |
| Why are the troops primarily stationed in Boston? | they have little control over the surrounding areas |
| What did the colonists hide in Concord? | guns and ammunition |
| Who was sent to seize the supplies in Concord? | the British troops |
| Who was one of several men who ride through the towns to warn people that the British are coming? | Paul Revere |
| Where were the first shots of the war fired? | Lexington |
| How many colonists die? | 8 |
| When the British move onto Concord, what did they seize? | supplies that weren't hidden |
| What happens to the British as they retreat to Boston? | they are ambushed by the colonists |
| How many British casualties were there after the ambush? | 270 |
| How many colonist casualties were there after the ambush? | 100 |
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