Acts Part 1
Which act taxed anything printed on paper?
Stamp Act
What was the first tax put on the colonists?
Sugar Act
Who made an angry speech against the Stamp Act?
Patrick Henry
Which side shot first at the Battle of Lexington?
No one knows
How many colonists were killed at the Boston Massacre?
Five
Which act taxed imported goods?
The Townshend Acts
For the Townshend Acts, Parliament removed the taxes on glass, lead, paints and paper. BUT they kept the tax on WHAT?
Tea
Which group is known for wanting liberty?
The Sons of Liberty
When Congress wrote a letter to Parliament, how did King George III respond?
He ignored it/said no and sent more troops
What group is responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
The Sons of Liberty
The Tea Act allowed this company to sell tea in America at a cheap price.
East India Tea Company of Britain
What act was passed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts
Who learned that Patriots were storing gunpowder and cannons in Concord, Massachusetts.
General Thomas Gage
Why did Britain decided to tax American colonists?
To help pay back the cost of the French and Indian War.
Why did the First Continental Congress meet?
To discuss the intolerable acts.
This act caused colonists to shout, “No taxation without representation!”
The Stamp Act
This act caused the colonists to boycot British goods and made their own
The Townshend Acts
Name the two Patriots that rode on horseback to warn the minutemen that the British were coming toward Concord.
Paul Revere and William Dawes
What did the letter say that Congress wrote to the British government?
It stated that colonists should have the same freedom as British citizens.
Who did colonists want to pass laws for them?
Their Local Government - not Parliament
What act is nicknamed the Intolerable Act?
The Coercive Acts
Why was boycotting a good way to protest the acts?
Explain what happened at the Boston Massacre/
In March, 1770, a fight broke out between people in Boston and a British soldier. The crowd yelled and threw snowballs at the soldiers. 5 people were killed that day.
Why was the Battle of Lexington and Concord significant to the causes of the American Revolution?
It was the first battle of the Revolutionary War
Explain what happened at the Boston Tea Party.
In December 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and threw 300 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.