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Causes of Revolution
Review of key events/causes of the American Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mercantilism | Creates a favorable balance of trade for mother country "make the mother country rich" |
| Navigation Acts | Certain goods could only trade with England; certain goods must pass through England |
| French & Indian War | Conflict between France with Indian allies over the Ohio Valley and rest of French lands |
| Sugar Act | British taxed sugar, coffee, indigo, and molasses from anywhere but Britain; passed to raise money |
| Stamp Act | Stamps sold by British governmnent for all documents and paper products |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Colonists could not move west of the Appalachian mountains. |
| Boston Massacre | Group of British soldiers were being taunted by colonists. Shot was fired and soldiers open fired. Five colonists died. |
| Tea Act | Permitted British East India Company to send tea to the colonies without paying taxes, however colonists had to pay |
| Quartering Act | Required colonists to quarter (house and supply) British soldiers in their homes |
| Intolerable Acts | Boston Harbor closed; Canceled Massachusetts charter; Moved officials' trials to Britain; Allowed quartering of British troops in all colonies |
| Declaratory Act | Passed as a result of Stamp Act being repealed. Parliament had power to pass laws governing colonies in all cases |
| Townshend Acts | Duties on glass, lead, paper, tea; paid for military costs and salaries of colonial governors |
| Writs of Assistance | Special forms that allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods (like a search warrant) |
| Boston Tea Party | Colonists dressed as Indians boarded English ships and dumped tea into the Harbor |