The Acts
What was the Sugar Act?
Lowered taxes on molasses, required smugglers to be tried in courts in England
Name one way colonists responded to the Stamp Act.
Rioted, tarred and feathered stamp agents, refused to buy the paper, formed the Sons of Liberty, formed the Stamp Act Congress
Why did General Gage send troops to Lexington and Concord? (Give both reasons)
Hancock and S. Adams were hiding in Lexington, powder and weapons were stockpiled in Concord
When the British made it back from Concord to Boston, what did the colonists do?
Surrounded Boston - setting up a makeshift army outside the city
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Who wrote "Common Sense?"
What was the Declaratory Act?
Declared that England had the right to make any law for the colonies that they wished
What happened in the Boston Massacre?
Colonists threw snowballs and used clubs against British soldiers, the soldiers responded by shooting, killing 5 colonists
What happened when the British got to Lexington?
Who was the "government" for the colonies during the Revolutionary War?
Continental Congress
On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed, and who was the primary author?
July 4, 1776, Thomas Jefferson
What was the Tea Act?
Name all three of the Intolerable Acts, and what they were a response to.
Closed Boston Harbor to all shipping, required colonists to quarter British troops, martial law in Boston. Response to the Boston Tea Party
On what date (day, month, year) did the Revolutionary War start?
April 19, 1775
After Bunker Hill, the colonists sent the "Olive Branch Petition" to King George III. What was it, and how did he respond?
A petition for peace, he refused
What Enlightenment thinker does Jefferson borrow from when he discusses the three basic rights of individuals?
John Locke
What was the Stamp Act?
Placed taxes on all important paperwork, including newspapers & licenses, also on playing cards & dice
Who were the "Sons of Liberty" and name one of their leaders.
Name two of the three people who rode horses to warn Lexington and/or Concord that the British were coming.
Paul Revere, William Dawes, Dr. Samuel Prescott
What happened when Gen. Gage attacked Bunker Hill in Boston?
What was the main argument of "Common Sense?"
The American colonies should become an independent nation
What were Townshend Acts?
Taxes on paper, lead, glass, paint and tea
What was the Boston Tea Party AND WHY was there a tea party?
Sons of Liberty dressed as Natives, dumped 18,000 lbs of tea into Boston Harbor - they were upset that local tea growers couldn't compete with untaxed tea from the British East India Company
What happened to the British in Concord, as well as on their way back to Boston?
400 minutemen met them, repelled their attack, drove them back to Boston. They were shot at all the way back, by colonists hiding behind stone walls and trees.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Who did the colonial govt appoint as their head general and send to command the newly named "Continental Army" outside of Boston?
The author of the Declaration states that "all men have certain inalienable rights." He then lists three of them. Name all three.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness