Causes of the American Revolution Flashcards
Why didn’t the American colonists like the Navigation Acts?
They restricted how American colonists ship and sell goods to other nations.
The Stamp Act made the colonists pay a fee on all printed materials. Colonists thought this was an example of what?
Taxation without representation.
What were the Townshend Duties?
hint: collection of taxes
Taxes on: -Paint -Paper -Glass -Lead -Tea -Other items , imported into the colonies.
Why did the taxes Britain put on the colonists anger the the colonists so much prior to the American Revolution?
The taxes passed by Parliament onto the colonists didn’t give colonists representation in the decision to pass the taxes.
When the Stamp Act was passed in 1765, Christopher Gadsden led a group of Rebels in Charleston who protested the tax and other abuses of the British Parliament. What was the name of the Gadsden’s group?
The Sons of Liberty.
During the Boston Tea Party of 1773,colonists boarded British ships and threw tea into Boston Harbor. After this, a similar “tea party” took place in Charleston. Why did the colonists want to dump the tea?
To protest against the Tea Act, colonists deemed it as “taxation without representation”.
In 1774, the colonies(excluding Georgia) sent delegates to Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress. What was the purpose of this meeting?
To decide what action should be taken to deal with the tensions between the colonies and England.
On April 18, 1775, British troops started to march from Boston to Concord, MA , in order to take control of a building where the colonists were storing weapons and ammunition. What happened on the way to Concord?
The Brits were met by the American militia in Lexington(MA). Shots were fired, and the American Revolution began.
What was the most effective protest carried out by the colonists against the Stamp Act?
Boycott of British goods.
In 1774, the delegates of the First Continental Congress met and decided to do what?
To boycott British goods.
Why did Parliament repeal the Stamp Act?
The colonists protested and British merchants lost money.
