3.5 History Test Flashcards
Proclamation of 1763
Colonists couldn’t settle west of the Appalachian mountains or the Ohio River valley. Many ignored the law
Who wanted to enforce the proclamation of 1763
King George 3
General Thomas gage
Commanded 10,000 British soldiers and place
Most of them in New York
To pay off debt from the French and Indian war, what did Britain pass
Taxes
James Otis Jr
Agreed that taxation without representation is tyranny
After the sugar act, what did parliament continue to do
Tax the colonies
What did New York ignore
Quartering act
In the Townsend acts, what was writs of assistance
Needed search warrant
When your accused in the Townsend acts what didnt you get
Trial by jury
What event did the Townsend acts lead to
Boston massacre
When was the Boston massacre
March 5, 1770
What was the Boston massacre
When a group of colonists began confrontation with soldiers. Colonists three clubs, snowballs, and other stuff. 5 people killed
Who was Crispus Attucks and where was he killed
He was a runway slave killed in the Boston massacre
How did the Boston massacre devolped
Boycott gone wild from the sons of Liberty
What ship did custom officials try to seize
Liberty which was smuggling wine and caused a riot
Committees of correspondence
Formed by Samuel Adams to make sure people didn’t forget the cause of Liberty
Who was the sons of Liberty run by
Samuel Adams
When was the Boston yea party
December 16, 1773
How many chests of tea were dumped during the Boston massacre
342
Result of Boston tea party
British government clamped down on colonists
What is the martial law
Military control
Who is made governor of Massachusetts as a result of the intolerable acts
General Thomas gage
After the intolerable acts, what did other colonies send to support
Food and supplies
What was the first continental congress
When committees of correspondence called for a meeting to discuss what to do next
If the British can’t pay, who do they want to pay?
Colonists
What did the writs of assistance not need
Proof
What did the writs of assistance say
Tax collectors could search for smuggled goods
Quartering act
Forced colonists to house soldiers and provide them with supplies
Sugar act
Placed tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies
When was the continental congress
October 1765
Stamp act
Required all legal and commercial documents to carry a stamp showing that a tax has been paid
Who was William Pitt
British foreign minister
Declaration act
Parliament had control to govern the colonies
What was the reaction to the Townsend acts
Colonists protested and boycotted
Tea act
Have the British east India company the power to sell tea in America
Intolerable acts
Used to punish massa. For the Boston tea party which costed British $14 million
