Road To Revolution

Question 1

Imperial Wars

Answer 1

Britain is fighting a bunch of wars against France and Spain
- King william’s war - France vs everyone
- Queen Anne’s war - war of spanish succession
- King George’s war - austrian succession - no women rulers!
-seven years war - 1754- 1763 - the year we started hating britain - our senior prom

Question 2

Seven Years war

Answer 2

AKA french and indian war, claimed to be started by george washington - war begins with french victories, washington rides his horse in the middle of cross fire, british power finally defeat the french, britain wins and gets land, french lose everything

Question 3

Colonies in 1763

Answer 3

Britain has a lot of debt, resentment at the colonies because of war, british troops are put in colonies - you gotta pay, quartering acts - you gotta pay, taxes, focus on virginia - if virginia wants to pass its own laws okay sure, if they want to pass a law that changes an existing law it has to be agreed by the king

Question 4

Proclomation of 1763

Answer 4

britain draws a line and colonists can’t cross it, the other part is for the native americans

Question 5

currency act of 1764

Answer 5

colonies can’t print their own money, if you want money it comes from the bank of london

Question 6

sugar act 1764

Answer 6

raises the cost of sugar, makes sugar, molasses, and rum more money, if you want to smuggle sure but the britain navy is going after you - trial in london judge gets more if your guilty

Question 7

stamp act 1765

Answer 7

must pay for a stamp on paper goods

Question 8

what were the effects taxes?

Answer 8

lots of protesting - NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION, start going after stamp collectors and tar and feather them, threatening the governor and his buddies, britain gets rid of the stamp and sugar act but what we says goes - stop protesting

Question 9

Townshend

Answer 9

charles townshed : prime minister of britain, removes power to control pay of governor, american boycott, march 7, 1770 - boston massacre

Question 10

Boston Massacre

Answer 10

march 7, 1770, 5 people died - propaganda, months of friction, the people threw sticks and rocks at the soldiers and they open fire, crispus attucks is first to die, troops withdraw from the city, john adams is the only person willing to defend the people that threw the stones, paul revere makes the fancy scary photo

Question 11

Tea act of 1773

Answer 11

only 1 company is gonna sell tea

Question 12

tea

Answer 12

thomas hutchinson picks his 2 sons to sell tea, when the boats get there people threaten to burn them, december 16th 1773 -boston tea party- dressed like native americans, dump 300 chests of tea in the ocean, in response britain creates the intolerable acts

Question 13

intolerable acts

Answer 13

aimed mainly at boston and massachusettes, 5 acts, colonists organize congress

Question 14

boston port act

Answer 14

no ships in no ships out until boston pays back the tea

Question 15

administration of justice act

Answer 15

if while doing your job you shoot and kill you will be tried in london

Question 16

quartering act of 1774

Answer 16

soldiers can stay in your home if they want and you have to pay for it

Question 17

continental congress

Answer 17

meet in philidelphia, everyone but georgia, everything thats been done since 1763 we’ve hated “okie dokie”, patrick henry gives a speech - we have to stick together or we are dead

Question 18

king george III

Answer 18

fall of 1775, proclamation :declare the colonies in rebellion and revokes his protection over the 13 colonies, john adams says “at this moment we became independent”