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2nd Road to Rev.
WKMS Road to Revolution
Question | Answer |
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How did SC react to the Intolerable Acts? | They sent representatives to the First Continental Congress |
Sons of Liberty | anti-British group who often tarred and feathered, staged boycotts and hung effigies to protest taxation |
Why were the colonists so upset over the taxes? | They were angry that they didn't have a representaive in Parliament and they thought it was unfair that they didn't have a say in passing the taxes. |
Why did Britain pass the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts? | they needed money to pay for the French and Indian War |
What was the Sugar Act? | an act passed in 1764 that taxed sugar and other products and tightened smuggling enforcement |
What was the Stamp Act? | law passed in 1765 that taxed newspapers, playing cards, shipping documents and legal documents |
What caused the Boston Massacre? | A mob threatened a soldier on guard duty. |
How did South Carolina react to the Stamp Act? | 1) They boycotted British goods. 2) They sent delegates including Christopher Gadsden to the Stamp Act Congress 3) The Sons of Liberty, led by Christopher Gadsden, was organized |
How did the colonists in Charles Towne react to the Tea Act? | The Charles Towne Sons of Liberty stole the tea and held the Charles Towne Tea Party. |
What did the Sons of Liberty do to some tax collectors to show their dislike of the taxes? | Coated them with tar and feathers |
What decision was made at the First Continental Congress? | To boycott trade with Great Britian, except for the sale of rice from SC. |
Who were the Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty? | They were an anti-British group that protested against the tax laws by staging boycotts, tar and feathering tax collectors and hanging them in effigy. |
In which city were the first shots between the British and the colonists fired? | Lexington, Massachusetts |
What were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty protesting? | British taxes |
Duties | taxes |
Effigies | life-sized dummies representing royal officials |
Salutary Neglect | the practice of allowing a colony to govern and manage themselves with little or no interference from the mother country |
Smuggle | to import or export goods secretly in and out of colonial seaports in violation of laws |
Boycott | to refuse to buy goods as a form of protest |
Writs of Assistance | order issued by the British government, such as the one that allowed British soldiers to search homes and businesses for smuggled goods |
Repeal | to end or take away |