precivil war era Flashcards
what was the stamp act
it put a tax on all paper products
what did the quartering act do
tells the colonies that they must provide housing for the British forces
was the stamp act the first tax on the colonists
no the sugar act was
what was the colonies response to the stamp act
the colonies boycotted sugar
did the british repel the stamp act if so why
yes because the stamp act congress wrote the declaration of rights and griveances
what were the coercive acts
the coercive acts were a group of acts that were intended to hurt boston they boston port act the impartial administration of justice the new quartering act the massachutes government act the qubec act
why did the british put the coercive acts on the colonists
to hurt boston and to separate the colonies
what did the colonies call the coercive acts
the intolerable acts
why was the continental association created
to help unite the colonies
where was the first battle of the revolutionary war
lexington
who was the colonial leader of lexington
captain john parker
what group did sam adams create
the sons of liberty
what is the royal proclamation of 1763
a document that ended the french and indian war
stopped french’s infulence in NA
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what was the purpose of the sugar act
to get money from the colonies to reduce the debt from the French and Indian War.
what did the Stamp Act Congress do
they wrote the declaration of rights and grievances and gave it to parliament
what is the declatory act of 1766
it said that all of the acts by parliament are binding
what did the letters from the penslyvania farmer say
it said that parliament had the right to regulate commerce and collect taxes for that reason but not for revenue
how did the boston massacre start
one soldier shoots at a colonist after being pushed onto the ground and pelted with items
why did england pass the tea act
to punish the colonists
what did the colonists do because of the coercive acts and where it was
they united and created the continental congress in pennsylvania
why did the british soldiers go to lexington and concord
they were attempting to capture john handcock and sam adams
during the first day of fighting where did the british suffer the heaviest loss
@ concords red bridge
what happened to the british at bunker hill
they retreated 2 times and won the third time due to the patriots running out of ammo
where did the colonists get defeated at
qubec
