Colonial Responses
What was the name of the first meeting of colonial leaders where they wrote a letter to the King?
First Continental Congress
Why did the King of England start to tax the colonists?
He needed money to pay the debt from the French and Indian War
What was the result of the Boston Tea Party?
The Coercive (Intolerable Acts)
colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country
What were 3 things that were taxed during the Stamp Act?
playing cards, newspapers, legal documents, diplomas
What event is taking place in this picture?
Boston Massacre
What was the colonial response to this engraving?
they got angrier and it increased tensions between the colonists and the British
What was the Tea Act?
it created a monopoly so that tea could be sold cheaply, but only by one British tea company
Why did the artist misrepresent what happened?
to anger the American colonists
The British government established the Proclamation of 1763 mainly to...
avoid conflicts with Native American tribes
What did the Coercive Acts do?
It closed the port of Boston and took away all their government leaders
Who is credited with creating this engraving?
Paul Revere