The coercive acts- AS

Question 1

Name the 5 parts of the coercive acts

Answer 1

The Quebec act
The Boston port act
The quartering act 
The Massachusetts Government act 
The Administration of Justice Act

Question 2

What did the Americans call the coercive acts?

Answer 2

Intolerable acts

Question 3

Bostonians action towards the quartering acts

Answer 3

They refused to house troops so in 1774 they had to camp on the Boston common

Question 4

What did King George say of the coercive acts in 1774?

Answer 4

The dye is now cast

Question 5

When was the first Continental Congress?

Answer 5

1774 September

Question 6

What were endorsed at the first continental congress

Answer 6

The Suffolk resolves which declared the coercive acts void and called for Massachusetts to arm for defence

Question 7

How many colonies attended the first continental congress?

Answer 7

All except Georgia sent a delegate to Philadelphia

Question 8

Non importation of British goods was declared at the first continental congress, what did this achieve?

Answer 8

Denounced the Boston port act

Encouraged local production

Question 9

14th October

Answer 9

Declaration of rights and grievances- sent to King written by Jefferson. Kings are servants

Question 10

REVOLUTIONARY CHECKLIST- economic

Answer 10

Boycott of British hoods encouraged local production

Question 11

REVOLUTIONARY CHECKLIST- political

Answer 11

Virginia house of Burgesses condemn coercive acts may 24th

• Dunmore dissolves house
• may 27th 89 burgesses adopt non importation denouncing Boston port act= unity

Question 12

REVOLUTIONARY CHECKLIST- Propaganda

Answer 12

• 42 newspapers
• 1774 Jefferson a summary of the rights of British America
• 1774 some pamphlets discuss independence
• J Adams Novangulus Boston gazette 12 essays

Question 13

REVOLUTIONARY CHECKLIST- Militia

Answer 13

October 1775 committees of safety recruit minutemen

Question 14

REVOLUTIONARY CHECKLIST- create own parliament

Answer 14

Continental congress- most of 56 delegates in opposition to Britain

• Suffolk resolves
• declaration of rights denied colonist subject to parliaments authority

Question 15

The second continental congress- attendants

Answer 15

65 delegates
13 colonies
Jefferson and Franklin

Question 16

The second continental congress- 8th July

Answer 16

Olive branch petition asking king to prevent all hostile action

Question 17

The second continental congress- kings reaction to the olive branch petition

Answer 17

Ignored and called for loyal subjects to help suppress rebellion

Question 18

The second continental congress- 6th July

Answer 18

Declaration of the causes and necessities of taking up arms- denied aim was independence

Question 19

The second continental congress- 7th June

Answer 19

Endorsement of temporary independent gov

Question 20

John Adams on the moderates- The second continental congress-

Answer 20

We find a great many bundles of weak nerves

Question 21

The second continental congress- radical

Answer 21

Army of 20,000 to be raised with 2m taxes