2022-11-08 Flashcards
What was issued by British officials to help maintain control over colonial merchants?
Writs of Assistance
What was an easy way for London government to raise money by having all colonial papers and documents having a stamp showing that a tax had been paid?
Stamp Act of 1765
Who was in charge of enforcing the Stamp Act of 1765?
Prime Minister George Grinville
What act was repealed in 1766 because of the tremendous protest in both America and London?
Stamp Act of 1765
What was issued by parliament after the repeal of the Stamp Act stated that Britain still had the right to control the colonies in any manner deemed necessary by parliament?
Declaratory Act of 1766
Issued by Parliament to once again help raise revenues that was placed an import duty on certain goods coming to America?
Townshend Acts of 1767
The boston ruffian who ran his mouth at a British official and got smacked by the butt of his gun
Edward Garrick
The British official who got talked shit at and used the butt of his gun to shut up the mouth runner.
Hugh White
British commander who brings soldiers to the commotion and tells them to hold fire
Thomas Preston
How many colonials were dead?
5
Who was the African American killed in the Boston Massacre that was thought of as a martyr
Crispus Attucks
Who was the accomplished silversmith and newspaper maker who published the famous propaganda about the Boston Massacre
Paul Revere
Defended the soldiers who fired at the colonials and acquitted them of their murder charges
John Adams
Who argued against the writs of assistance
James Otis
