Why were there more British troops stationed in Boston? (3)

Felt they had to enforce the law; protect tax collectors; Boston Massacre

What did the Coercive Acts do? (1) What acts were in the Coercive Acts? (4)

declares martial law in Boston; Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act

What took place after the French and Indian War? Explain this event. (2)

Pontiac's Rebellion; big uprising (Detroit) spreads to Great Lakes and Ohio Valley; NAs angered over Brits' territorial expansion, cutting back on sales of arms, and treating them like conquered subjects

Why was Pontiac's Rebellion huge for the British? (4)

2 year war; very expensive for Brits; shows NAs were still a threat; British must defend the frontier of their new empire

Proclamation of 1763 (1); result of Lord Dunmore's War (1) importance of both (1)

Brits say colonists can't colonize and settle on any land past the Appalachian mountains; as a result Lord Dunmore's War, this proved futile, since the Virginians conquered Kentucky regardless; British couldn't enforce anything onto the colonists

Who organized the Boston Tea Party? (1) Why did this happen? (1)

Sons of Liberty; throwing British tea off the Boston harbor in protest of the Tea Act of 1773

Why did Benjamin Franklin create the "Join, or Die" political cartoon? (2) When was it drawn? (1)

without unification of the colonies, freedom from unfair British rule would never come; in response to his failed Albany Plan of Union in 1754; drawn after the French and Indian War

Decisions/Goals of the 1st Contintental Congress (4)

express opposition to Coercive Acts; colonists share the same rights/liberties as Brit citizens; form a Continental Association to boycott Brit goods; petition George III 1) w a list of grievances and 2) to help resolve the problems; pass Suffolk Resolves

Decisions/Goals of the 2nd Continental Congress (4)

establishing new currency; forming an army; declaring independence; opening diplomatic relations with foreign countries (Spain and France)

What did the British do after the French and Indian War? (1) Why? (2)

increased taxes on the colonies -- to pay for the defenses during the war and to build the British Empire

What did the Declaration of Independence justify? (1)

justified the rebellion against the abusive government to achieve the natural rights of life, libtery, and the pursuit of happiness

what are the paxton boys?

organized raids against NAs during Pontiac's Rebellion, went to Philadelphia to complain about NAs on the frontier and made at quakers for not supporting them

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Causes of the Rev. 2

Question	Answer
Why were there more British troops stationed in Boston? (3)	Felt they had to enforce the law; protect tax collectors; Boston Massacre
What did the Coercive Acts do? (1) What acts were in the Coercive Acts? (4)	declares martial law in Boston; Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act
What took place after the French and Indian War? Explain this event. (2)	Pontiac's Rebellion; big uprising (Detroit) spreads to Great Lakes and Ohio Valley; NAs angered over Brits' territorial expansion, cutting back on sales of arms, and treating them like conquered subjects
Why was Pontiac's Rebellion huge for the British? (4)	2 year war; very expensive for Brits; shows NAs were still a threat; British must defend the frontier of their new empire
Proclamation of 1763 (1); result of Lord Dunmore's War (1) importance of both (1)	Brits say colonists can't colonize and settle on any land past the Appalachian mountains; as a result Lord Dunmore's War, this proved futile, since the Virginians conquered Kentucky regardless; British couldn't enforce anything onto the colonists
Who organized the Boston Tea Party? (1) Why did this happen? (1)	Sons of Liberty; throwing British tea off the Boston harbor in protest of the Tea Act of 1773
Why did Benjamin Franklin create the "Join, or Die" political cartoon? (2) When was it drawn? (1)	without unification of the colonies, freedom from unfair British rule would never come; in response to his failed Albany Plan of Union in 1754; drawn after the French and Indian War
Decisions/Goals of the 1st Contintental Congress (4)	express opposition to Coercive Acts; colonists share the same rights/liberties as Brit citizens; form a Continental Association to boycott Brit goods; petition George III 1) w a list of grievances and 2) to help resolve the problems; pass Suffolk Resolves
Decisions/Goals of the 2nd Continental Congress (4)	establishing new currency; forming an army; declaring independence; opening diplomatic relations with foreign countries (Spain and France)
What did the British do after the French and Indian War? (1) Why? (2)	increased taxes on the colonies -- to pay for the defenses during the war and to build the British Empire
What did the Declaration of Independence justify? (1)	justified the rebellion against the abusive government to achieve the natural rights of life, libtery, and the pursuit of happiness
what are the paxton boys?	organized raids against NAs during Pontiac's Rebellion, went to Philadelphia to complain about NAs on the frontier and made at quakers for not supporting them

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