Reasons for independance Flashcards
Why did the English pass the Proclamation of 1763?
To control the colonists
How did the colonits react to the proclomation
They were angry and moved away anyways
What was the quartering act of 1765?
Law passed- allowed british soldiers to be housed in colonists homes for free
Why was the quartering act passed?
To save money for war debt
How did the colonists react to the quartering act?
Protested- britian repealed the act
What was the Stamp Act of 1765?
Parliament taxed almost all printed materials like newspaper and playing cards
Why was the stamp act passed?
to pay war debt
What and who are the sons of liberty?
Group of leaders who protested british acts.
Included Samuel Adams, Joseph Warren, Paul Revere, Benjamin Edes, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, John Lamb
How did the colonists react to the stamp act?
angry and boycotted (parliament repealed)
What were the townshend acts of 1767?
Tax of glass, tea, paper, and lead.
Why did the english pass the townshend acts?
To pay war debt
How did the colonists react to the townshend acts?
They were furious and prtotested against the act
What does “no taxation without representation” mean?
colonists should vote/elect their own leaders.
What happened at the Boston Massacre of 1770?
Colonists became violent and attacked the redcoats
What caused the Boston Mass.
Townspeople rushed british soldiers + bostonians knocked down a british soldier
How did the colonists react to the boston Mass.
The sons of liberty used propaganda to make the redcoats look bad to other colonists.
What happened at the boston tea party of 1773
Colonists dressed as Native Americans and threw 342 chests of tea.
What caused the boston tea party
Colonists said no taxation without representation
How did england react to the Tea party?
England passed the coercive acts/ Intolerable acts
What were the intolerbale acts of 1774?
English closed the Boston Harbor + allowed british soldiers to live with the colonists + act wouldnt be removed until ruined tea was paid for.
What caused the intolerable acts?
Colonists were resisting british authority
How did the colonists react to the intolerable acts?
Colonists made the first continental congress
What was the first continental congres of 1774?
A political body that would represent americans
Why did the first continental congress meet?
To repeal the intolerbale acts
What did the colonitsts do at the continental congress meet?
Colonists declared Intolerable acts to be illegal, wanted to enforce an alliance against england, and each colony began to organize a militia.
