Area Of Study 1 Causes Of Revolution America

Question 1

Lessons from French and Indian war
(1754-1763)

Answer 1

The British’s interest in the colonies was primarily financial
The second lesson was about military tactics guerrilla tactic were adopted
The third lesson was who was going to be responsible for the cost of war

The French and Indian war was caused be claims over the Ohio river Bally

The British lost early battles but won later battles due to better leadership and use of tactics

Question 2

Proclamation act (1763)

Answer 2

Due to farming land becoming scarce and expensive during the rapid growth in population during the 1700s and needed more land so the west was the only way to go

All subjects could not make any purchase of settlements that was reserved to the Native Americans without a license

Question 3

British management of the colonies

Answer 3

The American colonies were ruled by their mother country

Question 4

Four acts

Answer 4

The sugar act 1764
An tax on foreign sugar ships

The currency act 1764
Banned app printing of colonial paper money

The quartering act 1765
Colonial assemblies provide accommodation to British soldiers

The stamp act 1765
Tax on offical documents and other reading newspapers

Question 5

The Boston tea party(15 December 1773)

Answer 5

Done silently during the night with little violence a band of man snuck on to the 3 tea ships and threw 342 chest of tea into the waters below

Causes
The tea act 1773

CONSEQUENCES
Coercive acts

Question 6

Coercive acts (1774)

Answer 6

Boston port act (30 march 1774)
Closed the port of Boston to all private shipping

Massachusetts government acts (20 may 1774)
Suspended the colonial government and replaced the governor with a military commander

Administration of justice act (20 may 1774)
Gave the governor the discretion to send those accused of murder to Britain for trial

Quartering act (2 June 1774)
Governor could forcibly take over halls, barns and vacant military quarters

Question 7

Boston. Massacre (February 1770)

Answer 7

A respond from a killing of a eleven year old a

The 29th regiment fired on a mob killing 5 injuring several
The massacre sparked outrage in Boston

Question 8

Republicanism

Answer 8

Based of the ideas of participation by citizens in the government
All citizens are equal in theses responsibilities and duties

Question 9

Liberty

Answer 9

Liberty meant the right to have individual consent to be governed and the right to have your property protected from government interference