Chapter 7 - The Road to Revolution

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

________ later went on to say,"Revolution broke out because England failed to recognize an emerging nation when it saw one ..

Samuel Adams

On December 16, 1773, some Whites, led by ________, disguised themselves as Indians and opened 342 chests and dumped the tea into the ocean " (Boston Tea Party)

British commander in Boston

Sent a detachment of troops to nearby Lexington and Concord to seize supplies and to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock

Parliament

________ repealed the Stamp Act in 1766 but passed the Declaratory Act which proclaimed that ________ possessed the right "to bind "the colonies "in all cases whatsoever.

Georgia

Was the only colony out of the original 13 that was formally planted by the British government

Continental Congress

They were a network of letter- writers and forerunner of the ________.

Stamp Tax

Was imposed in 1765, to raise money for the new military force

Navigation Laws

Were the most famous of laws that enforced mercantilism

Boston Port Act

Closed the harbor in Boston

American protection

Britain had a huge debt after the Seven Years War and felt that Americans should pay off one- third of the cost as the Redcoats had been used for ________.

Sugar Act

Was enforced with it increasing duty on foreign sugar import from the West Indies

Quebec Act

Guaranteed Catholicism to the French-Canadians, allowed them to retain their old customs, and extended the old boundaries of Quebec all the way to the Ohio River

Boston

On March 5, 1770, a crowd of about 60 townspeople in ________ were harassing ten redcoats.

Charles Townshend

Persuaded Parliament to pass the Townshend Acts in 1767

Parliament

________ passed the "Intolerable Acts "in 1774, to punish the colonies, especially Massachusetts.

Intolerable acts

Passed by parliament to punish the colonies, especially Massachusetts

Continental Congress

Didn't want independence yet, and instead came up with a list of grievances which were ignored by Parliament

Quartering Act

Required colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops, adding to negative opinions of the British in American minds

Townshend Acts

Put light taxes on lead, paint, paper, and tea with them being repealed later, except tea