Causes of The American Revolution

What war left Britain in debt and in turn taxed the colonist to pay it off?

The French and Indian War

Who wrote the "Albany Plan"?

Benjamin Franklin

What was the "Albany Plan" trying to accomplish?

It was trying to unite the colonist

Which law requires the colonist to stay East of the Appalachian Mountains?

Proclamation of 1763

What did the Sugar Act tax?

Molasses/Other Imported Goods

What did the Quartering Act do?

Let soldiers into colonist homes

What did the Stamp Act tax?

Taxed paper goods

Was the Townsend Act a direct tax?

No, it was indirect, the British thought they wouldn’t notice the tax, but they did

What did the Townshend Act tax?

Imported goods (lead/glass/paint/etc)

During the Boston Massacre how did the British Soldiers respond to the colonists' taunting?

They opened fire

Who is considered one of the "First to fall" in the American Revolution?

Crispus Attucks

What did the Tea Act tax?

It wasn’t actually a tax, it actually decreased the price of tea

Was the Boston Tea Party an example of civil disobedience?

Yes

What was the Boston Tea Party a protest against?

The Tea Act

What law was implemented as punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)

What was the goal of the First Continental Congress?

To find a solution to the colonist grievances

When was the First Continental Congress held?

1774

When was the Second Continental Congress held?

1775

What did the Second Continental Congress achieve?

The drafting of the Declaration of Independence