Chapter 4 Sections 1&2 Flashcards
Why was the Stamp Act Passed?
Because Britain thought the colonists should pay for the French and Indian war.
What did the Stamp Act do?
Put taxes on anything printed (legal documents, licenses, newspapers, pamphlets, almanacs, playing cards and dice).
What was the colonists’ reaction to the Stamp Act?
Sam adams think this taxation is unfair, so he formed the Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty was a secret resistance group that opposed taxes. They harassed customs agents
Stamp Act congress was a meeting with 9 delegates from 9 different colonies - (first time the the colonies met)
What was the British reaction to the colonist’s reactions to the Stamp Act?
Declaratory Act- said they have the right to tax
Why were the Townshend Acts passed?
They were passed to help pay expenses that involved governing for the American Colonies.
What did the Townshend Acts do?
It made taxes on materials that were imported to the colonies. (For example like lead, paper, paint, tea)
What did the Townshend Acts do?
It made taxes on materials that were imported to the colonies. (For example like lead, paper, paint, tea)
What did the Townshend Acts do?
It made taxes on materials that were imported to the colonies. (For example like lead, paper, paint, tea)
What was the colonists’ reaction to the Townshend Acts?
They protested- boycotts, (women made their own clothes and tea)
Formed Committee of Correspondence (formed to communicate about threats
They smuggled goods.
How did the British react to the colonists’ reaction to the Townshend Acts?
They passed the Writs of Assistance- (general warrant to search buildings and ships for smuggling)
Why did the conflict of the Boston Massacre occur?
There was a lot of past turmoil and scuffles between the colonists and the British
There was a competition for jobs
A wig apprentice accused a British soldier of not paying for his wig, this led to an argument and a mob.
What happened at the Boston Massacre?
A mob broke out between the colonists and the British and lead to 6 deaths and many injuries,
What was the colonists’ reaction to the Boston Massacre?
They created the Committees of Correspondence and started their rebellion. They staged the Boston Tea Party, created the Continental Congress and defended themselves against Red Coats.
Why were the Committees of Correspondence formed?
The goal of the Committees of Correspondence throughout the Thirteen Colonies was to inform voters of the common threat they faced from their mother country - Britain
Why was the Tea Act passed?
The British East India Company was losing money so the British lowered the taxes so they wouldn’t go bankrupt.
What did the Tea Act do?
It hurt colonial tea sellers
American Tea Traders could not longer profit
What was the colonists’ reaction to the Tea Act?
Colonists were VERY upset with this
they asked the governor to return tea, he refused
About 100 men dressed as Indians boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped tea overboard. (Called the Boston Tea Party.)
What was the British reaction to the colonists’ reactions to the Tea Act?
The British then passed the Intolerable Acts as a way to punish the colonists for not paying for the tea.
Why were the Intolerable Act passed?
To punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
What did the Intolerable Acts do?
Closed port in Boston
English trial for British soldiers convicted of murder in the colonies (very unfair, it’s basically like they will not get in trouble for murder)
Changed charter of MA- council appointed by the British
Quartering Acts- colonists must house and feed British soldiers
What were the colonists’ reactions to the Intolerable Acts?
They created the first Continental Congress in order to repress the British
-56 delegates met in Philadelphia
-the delegates formed the Declaration of Colonial Rights (defended their right to run their own affairs)
-they agreed to reconvene in may if their demands weren’t met
-agreed that if the British used force, they would fight back
What was the British reaction to the colonists reaction to the Intolerable Acts?
Great Britain decided to use brute force to deal with the rebellious American colonies, particularly the colony of Massachusetts.
What did Paul Revere and other riders do?
Rode on horseback to warn that the British were coming
Revere shouted “The Regulars are coming!”
Why did the battles of Lexington and Concord occur?
Because the British wanted to capture rebellion leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock at Lexington and steal the weapons in the arsenal from Concord.
