Daughters of Liberty
Why did producing homespun cloth strenthn the Daughters of Liberty's resistance?
This provided substitute clothing and made boycotting easier because they were not relying on the British.
What did Colonists do to boycott the Tea Act of 1773?
The Tea Act made the British East India Tea Company tea cheaper to the Colonists.
They destroyed the tea in the Boston Harbor.
The French and Indian War ended in 1763. What caused the British to begin taxing the Colonists?
The British needed to pay off the war debt and believed that since the Colonists benefitted their help, the Colonists should be paying for it.
When Colonists met together to form secret groups, what were some of the things that happened?
They organized public protesting events as well as private protests. Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty organized the Boston Tea Party. They met to share their declaration and petition against the taxes.
What does "no taxation without representation" mean?
There should be no tax without someone representing the people being taxed.
What did women do to support the men in the front lines of the American Revolution?
What were women's duties if they went to war?
They became nurses to tend to the sick or wounded. They also cooked, cleaned, and repaired laundry.
What is the Stamp Act?
It taxed official documents and printed materials and used an official stamp on the documents within the colonies.
Benjamin Franklin is a key individual during the Revolution. What was the country he asked help from against the British?
a. France b. Spain c. Germany d. Australia
A. France
Franklin ask France for help because there was a rivalry between France and Britian (remember the French and Indian War?)
Thomas Hutchinson was a British official whose home was destroyed by colonial protesters. Protestors also stopped buying and using British goods. What kinds of pressure is being issued?
a. economic and political
b. political and social
c. social and economic
C. Social and economic
Economic pressures apply to the buying and use of goods and social pressures apply to events happening.
What was the main purpose of the Committes of Corresondence?
They shared information using letters and other news to show their frustrations with British policies.
If a museum remembers a historical event and provides information to their intended audience, would they be providing primary or secondary accounts about the event?
What caused Parliament to pass the Coercive Acts in 1774?
Colonists destroyed the East India Tea Company tea in Boston Harbor.
When the British began punishing the Colonists of Massachusetts, what was an unintended effect from this conflict?
Other colonies united with Massachusetts instead of leaving it to defend themselves.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Explain what non-consumption, non-importation, and non-exportation mean.
Non-consumption - refusal to buy goods and services
Non-importation - not allowing other goods from other countries to come into America.
Non-exportation - not allowing goods to be taken to foreign countries
What did the British and Colonists want throught the Proclamation of 1763?
a. Britain wanted to end Atlantic trade and Colonists looked to settle back in Europe.
b. Britain looked to stop colonial meetings and Colonists wanted representation in France.
c. Britain wanted colonial independence and Colonists wanted Britain to have control.
d. Britain wanted to limit conflict with Native Americans and created boundaries while colonists objected to the boundaries of westward expansion.
D. Britain wanted to limit conflict with Native Americans and created boundaries while colonists objected to the boundaries of westward expansion.
The Culper Ring was a secret group and military intelligence network that passed information behind enemy lines and get them to George Washington.
What was the year that American Revolution began?
1775 - the Battle of Lexington and Concord
Crispus Attucks became a man used for propaganda after his death in the Boston Massacre. What was the intent behind this action?
Crispus Attucks was used as a way to unite the Colonists together to continue protests and opposition.
How could it be determined whether a boycott had a meaningful effect?
There would be proof of merchant records and struggles. There would also be changes of the taxes given.
How does the Writ of Habeus Corpus offer protection?
The prisoner is able to know if they are being unlawfully held in prison.
Women, children, and the elderly did not have voting rights. How could they be involved with the protesting?
They were able to participate in protesting events as well as stop purchasing goods imported by the British.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
List the FOUR Acts of the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts and what their purpose was
Boston Port Act: closed the Boston Harbor until the tea that was destroyed was paid for
Massachusetts Government Act: Local officials were replaced with British officials and no meetings of the Colonists were to be held.
Administration of Justice: Royal officials and soldiers who committed crimes were allowed to have a trial/court in another location - outside of Massachusetts
Quartering Act: British soldiers were housed in the homes or unoccupied locations within the colonies.
How should the sequence of events accurately connects to the start of the war?
a. Lexington and Concord - Tea Act - Tea Party - First Continental Congress
b. First Continental Congree - Tea Act - Stamp Act - Boston Massacre
c. Tea Party - Coercive Acts - First Continental Congress - Lexington and Concord
d. Coercive Acts - FIW - Stamp Act Congree - Tea Party
C. Tea Party - Coercive Acts - First Continental Congress - Lexington and Concord
There is a question about who is truly responsible for the cause of the Boston Massacre.
Patriots claim it began with the soldiers while soldiers claimed Patriots were making threats. How could someone determine who was responsible?
People can compare evidence and firsthand accounts from other sources to make a determination.
What was the First Continental Congress?
It was a meeting consisting of men representing the colonies and they discussed colonial unity against the British.