1. Tensions between colonists and British 1770-75

Define salutary neglect

tariffs and taxes which were usually imposed were weak in the colonies

What was the phrase rebels used against taxation from British ?

“ NO taxation without representation “

What was the colonist response to British policies 1765-70 ?

• Refusal to obey new laws

• riots

• boycotts

• united opposition

Why were there tensions between the British and 13 colonies 1770 ?

• taxes imposed , sugar act

• curtailment of political freedom

• British military action

• colonist overaction

When was the Boston Massacre + what happened ?

5th March 1770

5 colonists killed , shots fired at colonists

When was the sugar act imposed and how much did it raise economically ?

1764

Grenville lower tax to 3p + raise £78,000

What were the coercive acts and when ?

1774 also known as the intolerable acts

When were the ‘years of calm’, reasons for why ?

1770-73

Repeal of Townshend Duties 1770

Reduced violence / boycotting of goods

What opposition group did the 13 colonies form called against the British ?

The Sons of Liberty , individuals such as Sam Adams involved

1765

When + what was the Boston Tea Party ?

Dec 1773

Sons of Liberty organise

18.5m bags of tea destroyed

protest against the fiscal regulations of British state

When did the seven years war end ?

1763

When was the first continental congress ?

1774

When was the Quebec act ?

1774