The Causes of Am Rev Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas: The act required that many printed materials in the colonies carry a. Tax These printed materials were legal documents, magazines, newspapers and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies.

Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it: These printed materials were legal documents, magazines, newspapers and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies. Like previous taxes, the Stamp tax had to be paid in valid British currency, not in colonial paper money.

Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes: The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British soldiers on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of civilian-military tensions that had been growing since royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts.In response to these tensions, Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson ordered that the British soldiers be withdrawn to Castle Island, giving the colonists a much-celebrated victory and indicating the rudderless nature of British policy.

Describe British response to the Boston Massacre:
Conflicts between the British and the colonists had been on the rise because the British government had been trying to increase control over the colonies and raise taxes at the same time. The event in Boston helped to unite the colonies against Britain. What started as a minor fight became a turning point in the beginnings of the American Revolution. The Boston Massacre helped spark the colonists' desire for American independence, while the dead rioters became martyrs for liberty.

Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it: The Boston Tea Party was not a party but a raid that happened in the Boston harbor. The reason the Boston Tea Party happened was because the British government called, "The Parliament" put duties or taxes on some imported items (tea, for one) in America. The colonist had two fears about this. One: The local merchants that sold tea would be put out of business due to the tax on their tea

Describe the First Continental Congress and what policiews came out of it: he Continental Congress was called in the American colonies in response to the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) enacted by Parliament. Among other things, the act closed the port of Boston. 12 of the 13 colonies sent representatives to Philadelphia which met on 5 September 1774. The Congress composed a list of complaints they had against Great Britain. The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was address to the King