Chapter 5 Section 2 Flashcards
What did the Townsend Acts do?
The Townsend Acts placed taxes on tea, glass, paper, lead, and paint - goods that the colonies were only allowed to buy from Britain. Britain used the money to pay salaries of colonial judges and governors.
How did the Townshend Acts affect the government of the colonies?
The acts ordered that governors and judges would be paid by Britain instead of being paid by the colonial assemblies. This gave Britain greater control over the day-to-day running of the colonies.
Why were many colonists against the writs of assistance?
The writs allowed and justified searches without cause.
What right of the colonists did the British governor limit when he disbanded the Massachusetts Assembly?
the right to their own representative governments
What can be inferred about the status and occupation of Crispus Attucks?
Some African Americans in Boston were free workers in the shipping trades.
Why did Patriot John Adams defend the British soldiers who took part in the Boston Massacre?
Adams believed that all people deserve a fair trial.
Besides colonial tea merchants, who suffered direct losses because of the Tea Act of 1773?
members of the British East India Company
How did the increase in the number of British soldiers help cause the Boston Massacre?
Many soldiers took second jobs that took jobs away from colonists. British soldiers camped on Boston Common which was supposed to be free for everyone’s use.
In what ways did Locke’s philosophy influence the colonists in their protests against British actions?
Locke felt that a leader could rule only with the consent of the people. Locke’s philosophies inspired the colonists to think independently and oppose British authority.
What events led up to the Boston Massacre?
Unhoused British soldiers were camped out on Boston Common, an area that was supposed to be for Bostonians. Low-paid soldiers took on second jobs off-duty, taking jobs from Bostonians’ and creating tense relations. When a boy yelled insults at a soldier standing guard, the soldier hit him. The resentful crowd turned violent, and the soldiers fired at them.
In what ways did the colonists protest the Tea Act?
Colonists made deliveries of tea difficult, refused to offload tea shipments in port, and forced ships’ captains to turn back from ports.
What happened in the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers fired at a crowd of colonists who had taunted and thrown objects at the soldiers.
Who defended the British soldiers who took part in the Boston Massacre and why?
Patriot John Adams defended the British soldiers because he believed that all people deserve a fair trial.
What role did Paul Revere play in the Boston Massacre?
Paul Revere made engraved print that helped sway public opinion against the British.
