Protest
What is the date of the Boston Massacre?
March 5th, 1770
What are all four parts of the Intolerable Acts?
1) Colonists must house soldiers in their homes
2) Ohio River Valley land was given to French Canadians
3) Boston Harbor closed
4) No more town meetings in Boston
What did the 1st Continental Congress decide each colony should do in case they have war?
Train troops
How was the colonial Boycott of British goods an effective protest?
This protest was ineffective because it arrived after the King had already repealed/taken the act back.
Declaration of Rights/Petition
How did the New York Assembly respond to the Quartering Act?
First they said they would not pay for the troops housing but then they gave in and paid for it (once Parliament threatened that they would take away the powers of the assembly)
What was the name of the tea company allowed to sell tea directly to the colonists as a result of the Tea Act?
British East India Company
What were the first two battles of the Revolution?
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What did Sam Adams do to protest against British taxes and troops?
He wrote articles that got colonists riled up and angry about the British and formed the Sons of Liberty
Was the Embargo against England - put in place by the 1st Continental Congress - effective or ineffective?
Ineffective in that it did not lead to the Intolerable Acts being repealed.
Effective in that it unified the colonies and helped them to become more financially independent so that they were able to fight/win a war and then no longer have Intolerable Acts.
Name 4 different types of protest - For example, march in the streets
Petition
Assembly (meet)
Refusal to Pay
Boycott
Riot
Tar and Feather
What was the name of the act that led to the Boston Tea Party?
Tea Act of 1773
Who won the first two battles of the American Revolution?
Colonists - Because the British soldiers retreated.
What did Paul Revere do to protest against the British policies/actions?
He made the 'Boston Massacre' engraving and made everyone think that the killing of the 5 colonists on March 5th, 1770 was a Massacre
What was one of the issues that the colonists were upset about?
OR
Having to House British Soldiers
OR
Not being allowed on the land that they fought for in the French and Indian War
OR
Not being able to trade directly with countries other than the English.
It was this protest that really influenced the king/parliament to repeal the Stamp Act
Tar and Feather of Tax Collectors (they all quit)
What was the Boston Riot (where colonists threw snowballs and ice at British soldiers) a protest against?
British troops being in Boston
British taxes on colonists
What was the Olive Branch petition and who sent it?
2nd continental congress sent it to King George III a as a final attempt to restore peace and to show loyalty to the king.
What were two other ways that colonists protested against the Tea Act of 1773 (besides throwing tea in Boston Harbor)?
In Charleston, colonists locked the tea in warehouses. In North Carolina, women burned their tea in public. In some colonies, Americans prevented tea ships from landing.
What was the goal of the Stamp Act Congress?
Repeal of Stamp Act
Why was the 1st Continental Congress formed?
What was the King/Parliament trying to punish the colonists for when they put in place the Intolerable Acts?
Boston Tea Party - Dumping 90,000 pounds of tea in the Boston Harbor
What is the name of the document that the 2nd Continental Congress wrote which officially separated the colonies from England?
Declaration of Independence.
What was the goal of the Boston Tea Party?
Repeal of the Tea Act
What did colonists have to do according to the first Quartering Act (1765)?
This act required that colonial cities give lodging to the royal troops. The law also ordered local governments to pay for such supplies as firewood, bedding, candles, vinegar, and salt.