Road to Revolution

what was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763

1. prevent conflict with the natives and protect british settlers in western lands

2. Drew an imaginary line through the Appalachian mountain’s to prevent colonist settling West in order to keep them safe.

what were the effects of the Proclamation of 1763

it angered the colonist because they had to pay for the british troops that were kicking them out and they already had homes there

what was the purpose of the stamp act of 1765

to add new taxes of legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, and dice

what were the effects of the stamp act of 1765

1. Resulted in protests- boycott- petition, they were angered

2. it created the stamp act congress(starts to untie the colonists)

what year was the Tax repealed

1766

what was the saying of the stamp act

“No taxation without representation”

what was the purpose of the sugar act of 1764

1. it put a new tax on molasses

2. it lowered the tax on molasses to stop smuggling

what were the effects of the Sugar Act of 1764

made it easier to punish the smugglers

petition

a written request asking for a change, usually signed by many people.

boycott

to avoid something on purpose to show disapproval or push for change.

what was the purpose of the townshed acts

1. To tax colonists on goods such as tea, glass, paper, paint, and lead

2. Als created a new way to collect tax(wrists of assistance)

what were the effects of the Townshend Acts

1. Colonists were angered due to being taxed They protested, boycotted, petitioned like last time because it worked

2. sons and daughters of liberty important for boycott

writs of assistance

British officers had the right to search any home, ship, or business without needing a specific reason or warrant.

sons/daughters of liberty

Boston Massacre

Committee of correspondence

• wrote letters & pamphlets to inform what was happening in Massachusetts

• committees used as tool for protest in all colonies

Boston Tea Party

intolerable/ Coercive acts

militia

an army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency (volunteer army)

Lexington and concord (“shot heard round the world”)

-minutemen :militia always ready to fight colonist stockpiling weapons and ammo

-more british troops: 4000 in Boston alone

First Continental Congress

Patriots/ Loyalists

• patriots- want to break away

• Loyalist do not want to break away

King George lll

he encouraged the parliament

he ordered Gage to take away ALL colonial weapons

punish Massachusetts

Sam Adam’s

• influenced by writings of John Locke

• political writer used media to spread Revolutionary ideas

• gained support for revolution with town meetings, protesting stamp act

• organized, Boston, tea party

• coin the term Boston massacre

John Adam’s

• defended British soldiers

• show British that colonists believed in justice even if they didn’t

• Adam’s argued that the crowd provoked the soldiers

• It worked

• soldiers only got mild punishments

• sam’s cousin

Paul Revere

had the saying “The redcoats are coming! The redcoats are coming!”

George Washington

Patrick Henry

• young lawyer

• critic of British politics- speaker of the house of Burgesses

• made the famous speach “…give me liberty, or give me death!”

Mercy Otis Warren

• wrote plays making fun of GB(the Blockheads)

• held political meetings at her house

• wrote political news articles under pseudonym “A Columbia patriot”

• called for more rights for woman

Crispus Attucks

first person killed in the Boston Massacre

native African american sailor

what company sold the most tea

British east india co.

what is civil disobedience

it is the nonviolent refusal to obey laws that one considers unjust

what were the 4 laws passed the intolerable acts

shut down the port of boston

Massachusetts colonists could only have town meetings once a year

allowed custom officers and officials who might be charged with major crimes to be tried in Britain or Canada instead of Massachusetts

passed a new quartering act (solders could come and live with u)

most important date to know(start of the war)

April 19 1775