Ch. 5 revolutionary war Flashcards
What British company was the tea act designed to help?
East India Co.
What act of Parliament enabled a major British company to sell tea directly to the American colonies?
Tea act
What is a monopoly?
When only one business provides a product or service in a certain market
On what occasion did colonists dump tea into the Boston harbor?
Boston Tea party
How did the Tea Act change the way the East India Company sold tea to the colonies?
It authorized the East India Company to sell tea directly to the american retailers
How did the Tea Act affect the East India co.’s finance?
They made more money because there was no more middleman
How did the British think the Americans would react to the Tea Act?
The British thought that they would accept it
How did the colonists feel about the tea act?
It angered them because the East India Co. Became a monopoly
What tea did the colonists favor?
Dutch tea
What ship did the Boston tea party occur on?
Dartmouth
Who was the governor of Massachusetts?
Thomas Hutchinson
What did Thomas Hutchinson want the colonists to do?
To pay the tea tax
What kind of Indians did the colonists dress as during the Boston tea party?
Mohawk indians
What did the Boston Port Act do?
would not allow ships to leave or enter the Boston harbor until the tea was paid for
What did the Administration of Justice Act do?
It gave the governor power to transfer trials of serious crime to courts outside of Massachusetts
What did the Massachusetts government act do?
It made the government gain power over the town meetings
What did the quartering act do?
It forced colonists to house British soldiers in their homes
Why did the first Continental Congress meet?
To keep in touch with the radicals elsewhere in Massachusetts and other countries; it was an informal government
What did the first Continental Congress accomplish?
They repealed all British laws aimed at raising money in the colonies, denounced the British Army, and banned the buying of British products
Who are the patriots?
The leaders in the community
Who were the Minute men?
Revolutionary war civilian-soldiers who were trying to fight on short notice
Who received orders from the Parliament to arrested and imprison American leaders as Americans began to organize?
General gage
Who wanted the Americans of the soon to be attacked by the British?
Paul Revere And William Dawes
Who was the first to fire a shot?
The British say it was the Americans; the American say it was the British
