Unit 2 | Part 2 Flashcards
Road to Revolution | After the British won, the British had a greatly enlarged ____
Debt
After the British won, the British had a greatly enlarged debt.
Road to Revolution | The British made the ______ pay for the debt of the war.
Colonists
The British made the colonists pay for the debt of the war.
Road to Revolution | The _________ passed the _____ Act ; Taxes on sugar, molasses, wine, cloth, indigo, and coffee
Parliament & Sugar
The parliament passed the Sugar Act ; Taxes on sugar, molasses, wine, cloth, indigo, and coffee
Road to Revolution | What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on newspaper, magazines, and legal documents.
Road to Revolution | How did the Stamp Act affect the colonists?
It made every single piece of paper taxed.
Road to Revolution | How did the Stamp Act affect the colonists?
It made every single piece of paper taxed.
Road to Revolution | The colonist’s began to ______ the Stamp Act
&
“No Taxation without _________”
Colonists began to boycott the law
&
“No Taxation with Representation”
Road to Revolution | The colonists forced the parliament to repeal the _____ Act and _____ Act.
Sugar & Stamp
The colonists forced the parliament to repeal the Stamp Act and Sugar Act.
Taxes on Colonists | What did the parliament put in replacement of the Sugar and Stamp Act?
Declaratory Act
Taxes on Colonists | What did the Declaratory Act state?
The British were able to tax at anytime if they wanted to.
Taxes on Colonists | Townshend Act taxed ____, glass, lead, paint, and paper.
Tea
Townshend Act axed tea, glass, lead, paint, and paper.
Taxes on Colonists | What event happened as a result of the Townshend Act?
The colonists boycotted it and it lead to the Boston Massacre
Taxes on Colonists | The Boston ______ was _________.
Massacre & Propaganda
The Boston Massacre was propaganda
Taxes on Colonists | ____ Revere drew the famous ____ showing the Recoats shooting at “innocent people”
Paul & Painting
Paul Revier drew the famous painting showing the Redcoats shooting at “innocent people”
Taxes on Colonists | John Adams represents the lawyer for the _____ after Revier’s painting went viral
Redcoats
John Adams represents the lawyer for the Redcoats after Revier’s painting went viral.
Taxes on Colonists | The Tea Act was ___ a tax but a ___ to support the British East India Company.
NOT & Way
The Tea Act was NOT a tax but a way to support the British East India Company.
Taxes on Colonists | The colonists _____ the Tea Act
Boycott
&
The colonists boycotted the Tea Act
Taxes on Colonists | The Boston ____ Party was started by the Sons of ______.
Tea & Liberty
The Boston Tea Party was started by the Sons of Liberty.
Taxes on Colonists | The colonists _____ the Tea Act
Boycott
The colonists boycotted the Tea Act.
Taxes on Colonists | The Sons of Liberty dumped ___ boxes of tea.
342
The Sons of Liberty dumped 342 boxes of tea.
Taxes on Colonists | ____ Adams was part of the Sons of Liberty.
John
John Adams was part of the Sons of Liberty.
Taxes on Colonists | Who three people wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin (Editor)
John Adams (Editor)
Thomas Jefferson (Writer)
Taxes on Colonists | The _______ / _______ Act was the result of the Boston Tea Party
Coercive / Intolerance
The Coercive / Intolerance Act was the result of the Boston Tea Party.
Taxes on Colonists | What was in the Coercive / Intoerlance Act? (List 5 Acts)
1) Boston Port Act
2) Massachusetts Government Act
3) Administration of Justice Act
4) Quartering Act
5) Quebec Act
Taxes on Colonists | What was the Boston Port Act?
Closed the ports of Boston until the amount lost from the Boston Tea Party was paid.
Taxes on Colonists | The Massachusetts _______ Act took away the right to ____-____.
Government & Self-Government
The Massachusetts Government Act took away the right to self-government.
Taxes on Colonists | The Administration of Justice Act required all trials…
to be held in England
The Administration of Justice Act required all trials to be held in England.
Taxes on Colonists | What was the Quartering Act?
The Quartering Act allowed Redcoats (British Soldiers) to be able to move into any house (and have them take care of the Redcoat).
Taxes on Colonists | What was the Quebec Act?
It extended Quebec’s land. It resulted in the colonist’s land decreasing!
American Boycott | Define Boycott
A peaceful protest
American Boycott | Boycott messages were sent via ________ of Corresponding.
Committees
Boycott messages were sent via Committees of Corresponding.
American Boycott | What was the Writs of Assistance?
A warrant ; allowed redcoats to reach a person’s home
American Boycott | What were the Sons of Liberty?
A secret group that protested with violence
British Taxes | Colonists began ______ after the laws got more strict.
Smuggling
Colonists began smuggling after the law got more strict.
Boston Massacre | Who drew the famous drawing of the Boston Massacre?
Paul Revere
Boston Massacre | The Boston Massacre was _________.
Propaganda
The Boston Massacre was propaganda.
Boston Massacre | What was the point of Paul Revere’s drawing?
To depict the redcoats shooting into an “innocent” crowd.
To make colonists think that the only resolution was to get independence
