Stamp Act
when was the stamp act?
1765
When was the sugar act?
1764
why were the colonist mad?
high taxes and the government taking their land.
what is the french and indian war also known as?
the seven years war
who was the leader of the american revalution?
George washington
where was the stamp act enacted?
Great Britain
What did the british use as enforecement of the act?
Naval patrols and inspectors.
who lead the rebellion
farmer daniel shay
when was the french and indian war
1754 – 1763
when did the english retreat from boston?
march of 1776
Who enacted the stamp act?
The british parliament
what did the british do in accordance to the sugar act?
the british steped up their enforcement
what did many people worry about the new government.
could not maintain law and order and that Articles needed serious revision
who won the french and indian war
Great Britan
what battle caused england to back out of the war?
the battle of Yorktown
what was specificly enacted in the stamp act?
licenses, college diplomas, playing cards, advertisements, newspapers, and legal documents or legal documents and printed materials must bear a tax stamp provided by commissioned distributors
what did the colonist try to smuggle?
non-British goods as a protest
How many people did Shays lead?
A force of about 1,200 men
what did great britan receven after the victory of the french and indian war?
Canada from France and Florida from Spain
where was washingtons first major victory?
the battle of trenton
What was the colonists cry that they protested with. what was the famous saying of the stamp act?
"No taxation without representation"
why were the colonist mad?
colonist were mad because they beleived they could not get a fair trial
What movement did the rebellion eventually contribute to?
The Constitutional Convention
what tribes allied with the french?
Abenaki and Mi'kmaq
What was the name of the book that was eventually considered the most important part of the revolutionary war?
Thomas Paine's Common Sense