the american revoution

flashcards on the american revolution

what are the four causes of the revolution?

the seven years' war
the age of enlightenment and
restrictions on trade
no taxation without representation

what act was introduced in 1765

the stamp act

when did the seven years' war start and end?

1756-1763

what groups organised boycotts of british goods

Sons of Liberty

what were the 13 colonies

maryland, massachusetts, new york, new hampshire, new jerseyn north carolina, south carolina, rhode island, pensylvania, georgia, deleware, virginia, connecticut

when did the stamp act begin?

1765

what was the stamp act?

the stamp act was when all legal documents had to have a government stamp which also had to be paid for.

name three things the stamp had to be on?

newspapers, wills and even playing cards

when was the quartering act

1765

what was the quartering act

it was to imposed taxes to cover the cost of soldiers

when was the act withdrawn

1766

which act was imposed in 1767

the townsend act

what did the act do?

it imposed taxes on things such as tea, glass and paint

what did the soldiers do

they opened fie and five people were killed

what was this known as

the boston massacre

what act started in 1773

the tea act

what did the sons of liberty do that made the day be called the boston tea party

they dressed as native americans and dumped 342 crates of tea into the boston harbour