Causes of the American revolution Flashcards
The seven years war was against which nation?
France
Colonists stated they had already paid for the war through the mercantile system, however, Britain passed which act in 1763?
The stamp act
Which group was set up to oppose the stamp act?
The stamp act congress
The anger and formulation of movement against the British led to what event?
The Boston tea party
In retaliation, the British close, the port, demanding what?
Restitution
Which group was formed in 1763 in protest to British control?
The sons of liberty
What was the first formal meeting of the 12 colonies?
The first continental congress
Who published common sense in 1776?
Thomas Paine
How many copies of common sense were sold?
500,000
Who stated, ‘ but without the pin of the author of common sense, the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain’?
John Adams
