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US - Liberty Day 1
Study Guide for the Liberty Video Series - Day 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who passed the Stamp Act? | Parliament |
| Why did Parliament pass the Stamp Act? | Britain was in debt after the French and Indian War |
| Who felt that allowing Parliament the right to tax the American colonists would make them become just like slaves? | George Washington Sam Adams |
| The power to __?__ is the power to __?__. | Tax Destroy |
| Even though the Tea Act provided the colonists with very low prices for tea, they protested because they wanted... | No Taxation Without Represnetation |
| Which of the colonial protests could be described as a quiet and orderly protest? | Boston Tea Party |
| What were the three responses of the British government to the Boston Tea Party? | Installed a military Governor Sent 2000 troops to back him up Closed the port of Boston |
| Parliament called their three responses to the Boston Tea Party the Coercive Acts, but the colonists called them the... | Intolerable Acts |
| What was the response of the colonists to the Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)? | They called for a Continental Congress |
| What did John Adams, from Massachusetts, try to convince the other colonies gathered at the Continental Congress to do? | Back Massachusetts with deeds, as well as words. |
| Who did some of the colonial leaders at the Continental Congress see as "hot heads and trouble makers"? | the leaders of Massachusetts |
| After two months of debate, what three things did the Continental Congress decide? | To fully support Massachusetts That the colonies should arm and prepare to defend themselves Petition the King by affirming their loyalty and asking for an end to the military rule in Boston |
| How did the Parliament, the King, and the British people see the colonists after the Continental Congress approved its three actions? | as betraying them |