American Anger Leads to Independance Flashcards
In 1765 the British passed the Stamp Act, which put a tax on what?
colonial newspaper, legal documents and other items
Since colonists did not elect representatives to Parliament, that slogan did they start saying?
“No taxation without representation”.
When the colonists began to buy British goods what did Parliament do?
canceled the “Stamp Act”
1770 British troops fired on a crowd of colonists, killing 5, what was this called?
“Boston Massacre”
Patriots formed what, to inform one another of local events?
committees of correspondents
1773 a group of Patriots raided British merchant ships in Boston harbor. What did they do in the raid and what was it called?
The Patriots destroyed chests of tea by dumping them into the harbor. This became known as the “Boston Tea Party.”
In response to the Boston Tea Party, parliament passed harsh new laws to punish Massachusetts. What did the Patriots call these?
Boston Port Bill
1774 colonists organized the……
First Continental Congress
Fist Continental Congress included representatives of all the colonies except one…..which one?
Georgia
Where did the Fist Continental Congress meet? What did they agree to do?
Philadelphia: agreed not to buy British goods.
1775 British troops marched from Boston to where?
Lexington
In Lexington they were confronted by several dozen….
minutemen- fighting broke out
After leaving Lexington the British moved on to….
Concord- where fighting continued
Who published a pamphlet called the “Common
Sense?”
Thomas Paine
“Common Sense” convinced many colonists to
support….
Independence
