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Unit 3
Colonial Rebellion
Question | Answer |
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What were the colonists state of mind? | 1. Colonists are more British than ever 2. Proclamation of 1763 |
Colonists are British than ever | 1. Imported Goods 2. elimination of French 3. Colonial Assemblies |
Proclamation of 1763 | lands reserved for Indians, banned sale |
Three major events of King George | 1. Sugar Act of 1764 2. Stamp Act of 1765 3. Colonial Response |
Sugar Act of 1764 | raises duty on American sugar -attempt to end smuggling |
Stamp Act of 1765 | places duty/tax on almost all printed goods-first effort to raise money directly. -produced outrage |
Colonial Response | 1. Resolves against Stamp Act 2. Violence largely directed at property 3. Boycotts of British Goods 4. Sons of Liberty formed |
Definition of Townshend Act | placed duties on tea, glass, paper, paints and leads-to pay for salaries of governors/judges in colonies |
What were three events of the Townshend crisis? | 1. Boston Massacre March 1770 2. Tea Act 3. Response to Boston Tea Party=Intolerable Acts |
Boston Massacre March 1770 | British troops fire on Boston mob killing 5, wounding 6. |
Tea Act | 1. Passed in 1773 2. Boston Tea Party |
Intolerable Acts | 1. Closed Boston harbor until tea paid for 2. restructures Mass. charter new government |
Three major events of Independence | 1. 1775 Lexington and Concord 2. 1776 Common Sense 3. Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson " All men are created equal" |
In 1754, what did the British empire renew? | chronic warfare against the French for power around the globe |
New England Colonies Bore... | the brunt of the fighting, suffering raids by the French and their Indian allies |
Britain sought to improve ___. | coordination within the colonies and a greater enlistment of colonial men. |