Major Events Prior To The American Revolution Flashcards
Sugar act
Taxes of molasses
British view – revenue to prevent that from French and Indian war
Colonial view – protests boycotting
End result – British repeal, replace with stamp act
Stamp act
Tax documents
British view - money to pay debt from FIW
Colonial view- “no taxation without representation”
End results-rebellions and protests, British repeal
Townshend acts
A tax on imported glass white lead paper and tea
British view – to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors in judges so they would stay loyal to Britain
Colonial view – they viewed this taxation as an abuse of power, smuggling in the nonimportation agreements
And results – British troops occupying Boston 1768, eventually would lead to the Boston massacre
Quartering act
Conness must provide shelter/food do British soldiers
British view – saves British money
Colonial view – extreme violation of rights
and results- Boston massacre
Boston massacre
Five colonists killed by the British during protest
British view – self-defense
Colonial view – murder
And result – raises anger in the colony
Tea act
Tax on surplus tea
British view – money for excess tea
Colonial view- opposed, boycotting
End results- Boston tea party
Boston tea party-
Sons of liberty board three British ships and dump over tea
British view- angry act of rebellion
Colonial view- patriotic and justified
End result- intolerable acts
Intolerable acts
No public meetings in Massachusetts or New York, close Boston Harbor, new quartering act, British officials charged with crimes must be tried in Britain
British view- punishment
Colonial view- outrage, time to break away
End result- continental congress
Proclamation of 1763
Forbids settlement to pass the appellation Mountains
Colonial view: we fought for the land
British view: prevents conflict we Native Americans
End results: colonists ignore the law
