Colonial Resistance

Question 1

Declaratory Act

• year
• what is it
• significance

Answer 1

year - 1766

what is it - introduced the same day as repeal of the stamp act. declared that British had full power to make laws for colonies.

Significance - Britain’s assertion to the colonists that they have the authority to tax them and that they are more powerful.

Question 2

The Townshend Duties

• year
• what is it
• significance

Answer 2

Year - 1767 - 1768

what is it - the revenue from the tax revenue acts was used to pay the salaries of governors and royal officials.

Significance - it took away the control governors used to have for the colonies to ensure their loyalty to Britain.

Question 3

Boycotts

• what are they
• significance

Answer 3

What are they - because of the Townshend Duties on British products, colonials imposed boycotts to cripple British trade.

Significance - British responded with propaganda, beatings and vandalism.

Question 4

Daughters of Liberty

• year
• who are they
• significance

Answer 4

Year: happened throughout the entire revolution

Who are they: dissatisfied with the tyranny in Britain, so they were women who organised boycotts to avoid buying British goods. They created American products instead.

Significance: women became apart of the anti-British efforts.

Question 5

Seizure of the Liberty

Question 6

Massachusetts Circular Letter

• year
• what is it
• significance

Answer 6

year - 1768
what is it - famous propaganda written by Samuel Adams, calling the Townshend Duties unconstitutional and called British’s actions illegal.

Significance - British gov required all assemblies to refuse to support it > Boston refused > British dissolved Massachusetts colonial assembly.

Question 7

The Boston Massacre

• year
• what is it
• significance
• views

Answer 7

Year - 1770

what is it - soldiers deployed by Captain Preston to keep White safe from mob, resulting in a soldier and 5 deaths.

Significance - Sons of Liberty used it as propaganda against the British.

Views - John Adams defended British soldiers saying the firing was provoked and it was unreasonable to blame them.

Question 8

Boston Tea Party

• year
• what is it
• significance

Answer 8

year - 16th December 1773

What is it - At this point, tea still had tax as a symbol of power to the British. While Samuel Adams held a town meeting of 6000 people, 50 men dressed up as Native Americans and quietly dumped 342 chests of tea into harbour from ships.

Significance - Praised by John Adams, condemned by others.