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Causes of Amer.Rev.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Parliament passed the Sugar Act in what year | 1764 |
| Why did the British institute the Stamp Act | To make the colonists pay for the troops being sent to America |
| What kind of items were taxed | paper products such as newspapers, playing cards, diplomas, and legal documents. |
| What kind of reactions did the Stamp Act get? | Riots, and boycotts of British goods |
| London merchants finally ended the Stamp Act in 1766, but at the same time passed what? | Declaratory Act which said that the king and parliament had full authority over the colonies in all matters |
| An act introduced into the English Parliament by Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles passed? | Townshend Act in 1776 |
| Townshend Acts imposed duties on what products? | Glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea imported into the colonies |
| Parliament took away all Townshend acts except? | Tax on tea leading to a temporary truce. |
| The Ship Liberty was owned by John Hancock but was seized by who? | British |
| What started the Boston Massacre? | Argument between a wig maker and an apprentice and a British soldier. |
| What happened during the British Massacre | Killing of 5 colonists and an injury of 6 other people by British soldiers on March 5th, 1770 |
| What did Thomas Hutcherson do? | Promised an inquiry but formed the next day promoting the withdrawal of troops to Castle Island. |
| Eight soldiers, one officer, and four civilians were arrested and charged for murder. Who was the lawyer? | John Adams |
| Who tried to save East India from going bankrupt? | British |
| What did the British do to help East India | Lifted the duty on tea brought in by the East India Company making the tea cheaper. |
| What happened when the 3 colonists wouldn't unload the tea? | Standoff by between the colonists and Governor Hutchinson of Mass. set off the Boston tea party. |
| What did the British citizens protesting the tea act do? | Disguised as Mohawk Indians ans went to Griffin's Wharf and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. |
| When news reached England about Boston's Tea Party, parliament passed what? | Coercive acts (Intolerable Acts) aka Bostons Bill |
| Coercive Acts led to what? | Crippling New England's Economy and starting the Revolutionary war. |
| What was the Coercive Acts? | Series of four acts established by the British government. |
| Coercive Acts included? name 2 | Boston Port Act: Closed the port of Boston until damages were paid for. Massachusetts Government Act: Restricted Mass. democratic town meetings and turned the governor’s council into an appointed body |
| What did Parliament hope the Coercive acts would do? | Parliament hoped that the acts would cut Boston and New England off from the rest of the colonies and prevent unified resistance to British rule. |
| First Continental Congress met in | Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774 |
| FCC/ All the colonies sent delegate except | Georgia |
| FCC/These were elected by the people, by? | colonial legislatures, or by the committees of correspondence of the respective colonies |
| FCC/Pennsylvania and New York sent delegates with firm instructions to? | seek a resolution with England. |
| Why were British troops marching out of Boston? | they we're going to take the rebels weapons they were hiding |
| How were the Colonists warned of the approaching British troops? (2 riders) | They were warned by Paul Revere and William Dawes |
| Where did the Colonists first stand against the British. | They were heavily outnumbered, and when the first shots rang out, 8 militiamen were killed and 9 were injured. While only one redcoat was injured. |
| How won the first battle? | The Redcoats won. |
| Did the British achieve their primary goal of marching out of Boston? | no. The British didn’t marched out of Boston |
| What happened to the British on the march back to Boston? | They got cut off by the colonists |
| How many casualties do the British take? | The British take 125 casualties |
| Who wins the first conflict of the American Revolution? | The British win the first conflict of the American Revolution. |
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