Road to Revolution 1
The ___________ Act of 1764 (taxed sugar, molasses, and other goods) was Britain’s first attempt to raise money after the French and Indian War.
The Sugar Act
What was the name of the company Britain supported in the Tea Act?
East India Company
This was an act of rebellion against the Tea Act of 1773
The Boston Tea Party
This was the primary reason colonists were angry with British Parliament
The colonists wanted representation in Parliament
The Proclamation of 1763 prevented the colonists from doing what?
This prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
This is the name of Britain's law-making assembly?
What is Parliament?
He fought in the French & Indian War and later became the commander or the Continental Army
George Washington
What was one thing decided at the Second Continental Congress
Raise an army, pay troops, GW as commander-in-chief
How did Britain aim to control the colonies?
Britain tried to control the colonies with taxes.
Britain was in __________ after the French & Indian War.
Debt
This was a tax on all paper goods
the Stamp Act?
Colonists that embraced the beliefs of both sides (Loyalists and Patriots)/ did NOT take a side.
Neutralist
Where was the "Shot Heard Around the World?
The Battle of Lexington
This was the message Ben Franklin wanted to send the colonists with the political cartoon "Join or Die"
What is unite or unify?
The leader of the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
This was a tax on imports like glass, paint, lead, and tea...
the Townshend Acts?
This group sided with King George III
the Loyalists
A Declaration of Rights & Grievances was sent to King George III stating that they would _____________ all British goods unless they were given their rights.
Boycott
This was the part of the Coercive/Intolerable acts where colonists had to house British soldiers, feed them, etc.
What is the Quartering Act?
This first act of violence committed against the colonist further causing hatred towards the British. 5 American colonists were killed.
Boston Massacre
These acts were forced on the colonists to punish them for Boston Tea Party
the Intolerable/Coercive Acts?
Colonists that wanted independence from England.
Patriot
This was the slogan used after the Stamp Act was passed to stir up anti tax feelings
What is 'no taxation without representation'?
The __________ Act of 1773 was meant to bail out the East India Company
The Tea Act
This battle marked the beginning of the American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington & Concord