Important Leaders
what is the name of the English Kind during this time period?
King George III
What is the purpose of the Massachusetts Government Act?
To reduce the amount of freedom colonists have for self-government
What war caused the British to tax the colonists? Give BOTH name the war is usually referred by.
French and Indian War & 7 Years War
Cash crops
Grown on plantations and exported to Britian to make a profit
What is considered the initial cause of the Boston Massacre?
What is Charles Inglis?
Colonists are still British and should NOT revolt
What TWO things does the Quebec Act do?
Extend borders of Quebec and give religious freedom to Catholics
What caused the colonists to pay taxes on all paper documents?
Stamp Act
Charter
A formal document given by the King to allow colonists to set up a colony
To avoid paying taxes, colonists did two things- name them.
Smuggle & boycott
What are two things the Committees of Correspondence did?
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
The Continental Congress sent this to King George as an attempt to make peace
What act taxed all things with sugar (tea, molasses, indigo)?
Sugar Act
Sons of Liberty
A group of male colonists who led efforts to stand up to the King and Parliament
What causes the British to start increasing taxes on the colonists?
Severe debt from the French & Indian War
Who is the man the Continental Congress nominates to led them?
Ben Franklin
What is "Common Sense"?
A pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraging independence
What is name of the British legislative branch?
Parliament
Daughters of Liberty
A group of patriotic women who led boycotts to protest the King's taxes
Explain the phrase "no taxation without representation"
Colonists demand to have their voice heard.
Who is Crispus Attics?
An African man who is murdered in the Boston Massacre
Why were colonists upset by the Tea Act if it cut the cost of tea?
It would cut into the profits of smugglers and they just generally did not want to be told what to do!
What is the act that caused colonists to allow soldiers to stay with them?
Quartering Act
Boycott
To refuse to purchase an item or take part in an event/situation as a form of protest
What is the response to the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts