Laws
What did the Declaratory Act do?
Say England has the power to make any laws they want in the colonies
What major event caused England to pass the Intolerable Acts?
The Boston Tea Party (led by the Sons of Liberty)
What did the Quartering Act do
Force colonists to give housing to British soldiers
List at least 3 SPECIFIC complaints against England that appear in the Declaration of Independence:
-Taxes
-Quartering of soldiers
-Boston Massacre
-Unfair court system
-Limiting slavery
-Taking away self government
-Refusing to listen to peaceful petitions
What did the Sugar Act do?
DECREASED tax on sugar from 6 to 3 pence to stop smuggling by making sugar cheaper
What did leaders decide to do at the Stamp Act Congress?
Send a petition to England listing their complaints, boycott British goods
Did NOT want revolution yet
What is the name of the law that said British soldiers could not be put on trial in the colonies
Administration of Justice Act
What is the name of the unofficial British policy of only loosely enforcing laws on the colonies
Salutary Neglect
Name at least 3 things taxed by the Townshend Acts
Paint, lead, glass, tea, paper
Name the first and last battles of the Revolutionary War
First: Lexington and Concord
Last: Yortown
Name the 4 Intolerable/Coercive Acts
Massachusetts Government Act
Administration of Justice Act
Boston Port Act
Quartering Act
Define Mercantilism
An economic system that was popular from the 16th - 18th centuries that was based on the goal of increasing exports while decreasing imports.
In this system, colonies were supposed to help their mother country by giving raw materials, and purchasing back manufactured goods.
What did the Stamp Act do AND what is its major significance??
Created a tax on paper, Angered the most powerful colonists (rich and educated) and led to the Stamp Act Congress
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and WHEN was it signed
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1776
What did the Navigation Acts do?
List at least 2 SPECIFIC arguments made in Common Sense by Thomas Paine
-Government is necessary evil created only to protect peoples rights, when it fails at this it must be destroyed
-Only good government is representative democracy
-Monarchy as a concept is inherently evil and goes against the Bible
-Colonists gain nothing from being part of England, it only hurts them
-Colonists are strong enough to win the war
Why did England pass the Tea Act/what exactly did it do?
To save the British East India Company from going bankrupt - got rid of tax on tea to stop smuggling
What was the major impact of Shay's Rebellion?
Showed the US that the government was too weak under the Articles of Confederation and it therefore needed to change
What did the Massachusetts Government Act do?
Take away MA local elected government
List at least 3 weakness of the Articles of Confederation
-Laws too hard to pass
-Amendments require unanimous support
-Federal gov has no taxation power
-Federal government can't have standing army
etc.
-Colonists tried to steal taxes
-Colonists had weapons / threatened them
-Colonists called fire, they misheard and thought it was their leader
-Colonists threw rocks at them