chapter5 section3 Flashcards
What did the english king decide to abolish?
The tax on all the goods except for, tea.
The colonists were mad that they still had to pay a tax on tea so they what did they continue?
Boycotting.
What was the most popular tea in the conies?
Tea.
Who was the tea sold by in the colonies?
The East India Company.
In 1770, because of the boycott on tea the EIA got parliament to pass a law. what was this called?
The Tea Act.
The tea act allowed the EIA to do what? And what happened in response to this?
THe colonies were mad because the EIA was selling directly to the colonists and the store owners were loosing money. Well the store owners were people in the colonie as well so they all had each others back and they started to boycott more than ever.
Who was the Massachusetts Bay governor?
Thomas Hutchinson.
On december ? ? 50-60 colonists did what?(THE BOSTON TEA PARTY!!)
16, 1773. dressed up as indeans, boarded the ships, broke open the crates of tea, and threw them in the harbor. 90,000 pounds of tea was destroyed, this was worth $1,000’s of dollars. Sam Adams planned this event.
What were the 4 Intolerable Acts?
1.) The Port of Boston was closed until the tea was paid for.2.) Town meetings were limited to 1 per year with the governors approval, and he himself or an official had to be there to hear what they were discussing.3.) Any British official accused of a crime were put on trial n England.4.) Strickter enforcement of the quartering act.
They called a meeting of colonial leaders to meet where? They wanted every colony to be represented. But only 12 of the 13 colonies came. Who didn’t come to the meeting?
Philadelphia; Georgia.
A lot of important people attended this meeting. Who were three of them?
John Adams; John Jay; Sam Adams.
What was this meeting called?
The 1st Continental Congress.
What 5 things did they discuss in the 1st Continental Congress meeting?
1.)Wanted an official end to the Intolerable Acts. 2.) Wanted colonies to have the right to tax themselves. 3.) Each colony was instructed to train there own militia. 4.) Biggest weapon- they continued to boycott England. 5.) If things don’t improve in one year the they will meet again.
Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minutes notice?
Minutemen.
What was the British general in charge of Boston’s, name?
Thomas Gage.
