American History Salutary Neglect

No taxation without representation meant that the colonists were being taxed by a government in which they didn't have a say. The colonists wanted representation in Parliament

.What does "No taxation without representation" mean

Paul Revere warned that the British were coming to Concord to take the colonial militia's weapon supply. The Minutemen met the British at Lexington and lost in a battle there. This is know as the shot heard round the world because of the news spreading around the world that the American Colonists had begun rebelling against Britain.

What happened at Lexington and Concord?

Paul Revere

Who let the colonists fi
nd out the British were coming?

The minutemen

What group of colonists responded quickly in Lexington and Concord?

The British

Who won the battles in Lexington and Concord?

This is know as the shot heard round the world because of the news spreading around the world that the American Colonists had begun rebelling against Britain.

Why is it called the "shot heard around the world"?

Salutary Neglect is the British policy of letting the colonies ignore most of the British Laws. This policy changed when Britain was broke after the French and Indian war and needed the Colonies to start paying taxes and following their laws. The colonists didn't like this change and began rebelling against the laws and Britain.

In your own words; What is Salutary Neglect? and how did it help lead to the American Revolution?

Boston Massacre: The British soldiers shot at the rioting colonist on King Street in Boston
Boston Tea Party: The sons of liberty dumped tea belonging to the British in the Boston Harbor.

Describe for me: Who Did What to Whom and Where at the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre