8th grade causes of revolution quiz
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| How did England expand it's land in the New World and what areas were gained | They won the french and Indian War, so they got all land east of the Mississippi River and west of the Appalachian Mountains
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| What king was in power during the Revolutionary War | King George III
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| What were 2 actions of King George III that made colonists angry | 1.Proclamation of 1763- couldn't move west
2.Taxation without representation
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| What does taxation without representation mean | The colonists had to pay unfair taxes, but there was no one in Parliament to represent them
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| Why were the colonists being taxed | England was in a lot of debt from the french and Indian war, so they decided to tax the colonists
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| Why were the colonists angered with the Proclamation of 1763 | 1.They had fought in the war and didn't get to use the new land
2.British troops stayed to make sure the colonists followed the rules
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| What was the Stamp Act | A tax on all paper products that were commonly used (Ex: newspapers, licenses, playing cards, legal documents)
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| How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act | They tarred and feathered tax collectors and attacked their homes
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| What eventually happened to the Stamp Act | It was repealed
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| Why was GA not as angry as other colonies | 1.Small population
2.Royal Governor James Wright helped keep the peace
3.Strong economic dependence on England
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| What was the group formed in G to protest the Stamp Act | Liberty Boys
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| What tax replaced the Stamp Act | Townshend Acts
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| What items did the Townshend Acts tax | Paper, glass, and color for paints (like indigo)
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| What event did the Townshend Acts lead to | Boston Massacre
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| What was the Boston Tea Party protesting | The Tea Act
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| What happened at the Boston tea Party | Colonists dressed up as Indians and dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbor
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| What resulted in the Boston Tea Party | England placed the Intolerable Acts on the colonists
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| What were the 4 parts of the Intolerable Acts | 1.Boston Harbor was closed until the tea as payed for
2.Colonists couldn't have meetings unless governors agreed
3.Any British official who did a crime in the colonies had a trial in England
4.Quartering Acts
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| What were the Quartering Acts | Colonists had to house and care for British soldiers
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| Why did the Intolerable Acts backfire | 1.Unified colonial leaders (Continental Congress)
2.Colonists decided to boycott England
3.Other 11 colonies pledges military support to Massachusetts if England attacked
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| Who made the Join or Die cartoon and who wrote common Sense | Ben Franklin, Thomas Paine
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| Which colony was omitted and why | Georgia, since it wasn't very active at the time
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| What are the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence | 1.Preamble
2.List of grievances (complaints)
3.Actual declaration of a free state
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| What is the preamble | Lists the natural rights of all people (life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness)
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