Precursors to the Revolution Flashcards
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Prohibited English colonists from settling lands acquitted from the French after the French and Indian War.
What were the effects of the Proclamation of 1763?
It makes the colonists mad, England laid out new boundaries but they were unenforceable because there were not soldiers to maintain this rule, Parliament was shifting into governing the colonies.
What was the Sugar/Revenue Act?
In 1764, the British hoped to end smuggling trade in sugar from the West Indies by LOWERING the tax on sugar.
What were the effects of the Sugar/Revenue Act?
It was cheaper to pay taxes on the sugar than to smuggle it, it was the first direct tax imposed on the colonists, England is now shipping the tax money to themselves (provided an increased revenue for England). Colonists were only allowed to trade with England.
What is a cocket?
a receipt of goods and trades.
What was Admiralty court?
a new judicial system, where the colonists had no right to a jury; people could have their goods taken away even if they didn’t smuggle.
What was The Currency Act?
In 1764, England didn’t want the colonists forging money, so they prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of the colonists preexisting currency.
What were the effects of The Currency Act?
Forbade paying taxes with paper money. The act threatened the colonial economy. The colonists feared that the act represented a direct intrusion into the daily workings of the colonial economy, even though the British had honorable tensions.
What did the colonists think of the Admiralty Courts?
They believed the courts threatened their rights as Englishmen because they had to travel to Nova Scotia to get their things that were taken away by British troops. They also felt like they were being treated as Second Class citizens.
What was the resolution of the Virginia House of Burgesses on Colonial Authority?
On Nov. 14, 1764, the courts declared that England needed to give the colonists juries and civilian consent.
What was The Stamp Act?
In 1765, this Act required the purchase of a stamp on any printed material.
What were the effects of The Stamp Act?
Protests spread throughout the colonies, because unlike the Sugar Tax, this is impossible to be avoided. The act also threatened to revel the authors of anonymous political pamphlets.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Political organization founded to advance the rights of the colonists and fight taxation by the British. Were willing to use violence and threatened individual tax collectors.
Who was Samuel Adams?
He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty. He hated the British because of a banking issue that almost bankrupted his family. He used to be a tax collector and a failed businessman (Brewing Company).
What was the Declaration of Rights and Grievances?
Asserted that “virtual representation” was not true representation for the colonists. The colonists again stated that they should be equal to all other British citizens. But the British ignore this because they believe the colonists are already represented.
