Long Term Causes
What are the three long term causes?
Distance, Enlightenment, French and Indian War
What are the 3 main problems the British had after the French and Indian War?
Western Lands, Trade Regulations, and Finances
What kind of tax was the Stamp Act and what did it tax?
direct - tax on printed materials
What was the first battle of the Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
1754-1763
How did John Locke's ideas influence the Revolution?
What were the two ways that the British tried to solve the issue of western lands?
sending 10,000 troops and the Proclamation of 1763
protests, riots, boycotts, violence towards tax collectors
What was important about the 1st Continental Congress?
first time the colonies united together to try to solve the issue with the British
Start of the American Revolution
1775
What was the area of conflict that started the French and Indian War?
Ohio River Valley
What was the Proclamation of 1763 and why was it important?
It was an imaginary line down the Appalachian mountains that said the colonists needed to stay East and the Native Americans would stay west. This was to keep the peace between the two. It was important because it really increased the tension between the colonists and the British government.
How did British respond to the Boston Massacre?
What did the delegates of the FIRST Continental Congress decide to do?
boycott all British goods and set up local governments that surpassed the British government
Boston Tea Party
1773
What was the name of the fort that the French built?
Fort Duquesne
How did the British attempt to stop the smuggling?
Writs of Assistance - could search ships without search warrant
Sugar Act- lower the tax on sugar so people would buy the British sugar and not the smuggled sugar
What was the Townshend Act?
indirect tax on everyday items including tea
What were the punishments for the Boston Tea Party and what were they called?
Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
- sent more troops and warships to Boston
- closed port until they repaid the damaged tea
- increased power of the ro¥al governor
- extended Canada's southern border
- British officers who committed crimes could be tried in Britain
Townshend Act
1767
What famous person got their military start in the French and Indian War?
George Washington
Why did the King pass the Proclamation of 1763?
The Native Americans were rebelling against British forts to weaken the British and bring the French back in - this was to help keep the peace after fighting for so long and to also protect the colonists from Native AMerican attacks
What was important about Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre?
It was an inaccurate depiction of the event, created as propaganda to get colonists to go against the British
What happened at the 2nd Continental Congress?
Congress assumed responsibility for the war
Washington took command
sent Olive Branch Petition to the King but he rejected it
1765