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Events Leading 2 Rev
events leading to the American Revolution, events, dates, etc
| blah | blah |
|---|---|
| What year was the Sugar Act? | 1764 |
| What year was the Stamp Act? | 1765 |
| What year was the Quartering Act? | 1765 |
| What year was the Townshend Acts? | 1767 |
| What year was the Tea Act? | 1773 |
| When was the Boston Massacre? | March 5, 1770 |
| When was the Boston Tea Party? | December 16, 1773 |
| revenue | income government collects to cover expenses |
| Sons of Liberty | a group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution |
| writ of Assistance | a search warrant that allowed British officials to enter colonial businesses or homes in search of smuggled goods |
| committee of correspondence | a group of people in the colonies who exchanged letters colonial affairs |
| What were the five acts in the Intolerable Acts? | Boston Harbor was closed until the colonists paid for the tea destroyed, Massachusetts was put under military rule (basically a military shutdown), all committees of correspondence banned, mega quartering act,& accused British officials stand trial in Eng |