Taxation Leads to Protests
What made tensions grow between colonists and Britain?
Britain passed the Stamp Act.
Why did the Patriots start the Boston Tea Party?
They were angry at the Tea Act.
What day was the declaration of independence adopted on?
July 4 1776
Whose ideas does the declaration restate?
John Locke's ideas.
What did the colonists mean by "No taxation without representation"?
They meant that the British could not oppose taxes on colonists if they did not have representation.
What were the colonists' objections based on?
They were based on British Parliamentary traditions.
What did the battles of Lexington and Concord mark?
The beginning of the American Revolution.
What pamphlet did Thomas Paine publish?
Common Sense
What does the preamble explain?
Its goals.
What is Stella's middle name?
Elizabeth
What made the parliament vote to cancel the Stamp Act?
Because the Boycott hurt British merchants.
Where did the British soldiers march to and what did they do?
They marched to Lexington to seize hidden weapons.
What did some colonists hope for?
A solution opposed to fighting
What is the declaration of independence?
A piece of writing listing reasons why colonists wanted to cast off British rule.
How many years ago was the declaration of independence adopted?
246 years old
How did the Boston Massacre start?
It started with a scuffle between troops and the British colonists.
What did the Quartering Act declare?
It declared all people could be forced to house British troops in their homes.
What made colonists begin to support independence?
Paine's powerful words and logic.
What was Jefferson's next task in writing the declaration of independence?
To prove that the British violated the rights of the colonists.
Who was the seventh president?
Andrew Jackson
Why did colonists say that parliament had no right to impose taxes on the colonists?
Colonists couldn't elect representatives in the British parliament.
What did the Second continental congress vote to create?
A continental army under the command of George Washington.
Who did the committee leave a large amount of the writing of the decoration of independence to?
Thomas Jefferson
What did Thomas Jefferson accuse the King of?
Ignoring the rights of the English citizens.
What number president was George W Bush?
43