Intolerable Acts
What was the Quebec Act?
Extended Quebec and wasnt really apart of the Coercive Acts.
Whatś the definition:
Preamble
The intro to the Declaration Of Independance. It explains why continental congress was on the declaration.
What two Taxes/Acts were put on the colonists?
Stamp Act and Tea Act.
When and where was the first colonial congress?
Who three guys attended it from Mass
September 1774
55 men in Philadelphia
Reps
John Adams
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Im not a Virginian but an American
How many important sections are there on the Declaration?
four
What Act name is referred to the Intolerable Acts?
Coercive Acts.
Whats the definition:
Impel
Force
When did the Boston Tea party happen and who was it done by? How many chests and how much money did it cost?
December 17, 1773. By the sons of liberty. 314 boxes of tea. about $1.7 million in damage.
What were the four major decisions made in congress?
1)Repeal intolerable Acts
2)Boycott British goods
3)No goods shipped to England
4)Form Malitias
What was the Praemble?
The introduction to the Declaration.
What was the Quartering Act?
Red coats/British troops were allowed to just live in houses with people even if they the people didnt want them to.
Whats the definition:
Endowed
Provided
When did they get rid of the Tea tax?
May 1773
Who was the commander of the first continental congress army?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
What was the Massachusetts Gov. Act?
-It took away rights to self govern
-Made it so no more town meetings
Despotism
Unlimited power
The Boston Tea party was about how colonies didnt like the taxes over tea that they were forced to pay for. People dressed up as Native Americans and through all the tea and only the over the boat.
What did the colonists dress up as when they through the Tea over the boat in the Boston Tea Party?
Native Americans
True or false,The Declaration had why the king has power in it
False
What were the Intolerable acts and which one wasnt really considered an intolerable act?
1) The Boston Port Act
2) Mass Gov. Act
3) Admin of Justice Act
4) Quartering Act
*5) Quebec Act
Revenue
Incoming money
Describe three things that happened in the Boston Massacre picture that by Paul Revere.
-Bloody Massacre
-dog
-captin looked like he said fire
-red coats
-dead people
-guns
-At night
Who was the famous African American that died in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
What day was the Declaration approved by the government?
July 2,1776