Resistance. Rebellion, And Revolution

Question 0

Stamp act

Answer 0

Dictated that all legal documents be issued on stamped paper
Created strong resentment and was later repealed

Question 1

French and Indian war

Answer 1

Aka the Seven Years War
Between British and French that involved native Americans and colonial militias
French defeat greatly decreased their influence in America

Question 2

Townshend Acts

Answer 2

Forces colonies to pay duties on most goods coming from England
Fiercely resisted and repealed in 1770

Question 3

Boston massacre

Answer 3

Between British soldiers and Boston civilians

March 5, 1770

Question 4

Committees of correspondence

Answer 4

Created first by Samuel Adams in Boston and then spread

Groups that circulated grievances against British

Question 5

First continental congress

Answer 5

Meeting in Philly at which colonies vowed to resist further efforts to tax without their consent

Question 6

Albany congress

Answer 6

About westward settlement (OH Valley) and relations with Indians
Robert Dinwiddie and George Washington were sent to stop French construction in west

Question 7

Edward Braddock

Answer 7

English general sent to take France’s Ft. Duquesne because Washington failed
His death was the beginning of the French and Indian war

Question 8

William Pitt

Answer 8

convinced desperately need Americans tonight for the British in the French and Indian war by agreeing to reimburse volunteers for expenses during war effort but MORE IMPORTANTLY, putting the colonial warfront in the hands of colonists

Later served as George III’s prime minister who was replaced by Townshend due to his old age

Question 9

Treaty of Paris

Answer 9

Ended the French and Indian war in 1763
*ended French influence in the America’s
England got most of France’s territory and Spain got Louisiana territory west of the Mississippi
Increased hostility between Britain and the colonies

Question 10

George III

Answer 10

Poor political leader

“Yes man” to his manipulative prime minister, George Grenville

Question 11

Grenville’s taxes

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Am effort to relieve Britain’s financial debt from the Seven Years War
Currency Act: illegal to print money in the colonies (hit colonists hard because of lack of hard money)
Sugar Act: increased penalties for smuggling and made tax on British molasses
Stamp Act: FIRST DIRECT TAX ON COLONISTS; declared that parliament had the right to impose an internal tax upon the colonies
Drove the colonies into an even greater post war depression
Increased criticism in colonial newspapers

Question 12

Quartering Act

Answer 12

The final straw from Grenville

Insisted that colonial govts provide food and shelter for British troops

Question 13

Stamp act congress

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Reaction to the stamp act and other taxes
Included the Sons of Liberty (led by Samuel Adams), Patrick Henry, James Otis, Ben Franklin
Wanted the colonies directly represented in parliament
Got the stamp act repealed (by Lord Rockingham- for political rather than economic reasons) while invoking fear in British
merchants worried about boycotts
*its “success” resulted in the Declaratory Act that said parliament had the right to tax the colonies

Question 14

Charles Townshend

Answer 14

Chancellor of the exchequer
Replaced William Pitt as George III’s prime minister
Followed Grenville and wanted to gain income from colonies
Imposed Townshend acts that imposed a tax on goods produced in Britain for paying for British governors’ salaries in America
Est. colonial courts to prevent smuggling and protests

Question 15

John Dickinson

Answer 15

Author of Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
Opposed Townshend acts
Said that parliament had the right to regulate colonial trade but not to use that power to raise revenue

Question 16

Circular Letter

Answer 16

Protest written by Samuel Adams denouncing the Townshend acts as “taxation without representation”
Led to boycotts
Loyal governor declared it as sedition

Question 17

Lord north

Answer 17

Prime minister after Townshend
Repealed Townshend acts except for taxes or tea
Approved the Tea Act to save the near bank riot East India Tea Co. (Fear of monopolization resulted in the Boston tea party)

Question 18

Intolerable Acts

Answer 18

1774
British retaliation from Massachusetts’ disobedience
Closed the Boston port to all except military ships
George III chose leaders
Put quartering act into effect

Question 19

Quebec act

Answer 19

Further alarmed colonists

Allowed religious freedom for Catholics

Question 20

First continental congress

Answer 20

Pushed for total boycott on British goods but John Ahmad’s worked out a compromise eight the Declaration of Rights and Grievances: stated that Britain cannot regulate external commerce and colonies would resist taxation without consent
Adopted the Suffolk Resolves: said boycotts and support for MA resistance would continue until the intolerable acts were repealed
Sent petition to George III