Road to Revolution 2
What year was the Townshend Acts passed?
1767
Who passed the Townshend Acts? The British Parliament
What items did the Townshend Acts put tax on?
Paint, glass, tea, paper
What did the colonists boycott because of the Townshend Acts?
Imports from England
After Parliament repealed the Townshend Acts, they cancelled the tax on all items except _____?
Tea
On March 5, 1770, colonists confronted eight British soldiers on the streets of where?
Boston
What event happened because of this?
The Boston Massacre
Why did the soldier fire his musket?
The soldier was hit by a flying object
How many colonists died during the Boston Massacre?
Four
Who defended the soldiers in court?
John Adam’s
What happened to the soldiers that were found guilty of manslaughter?
They were let free after being branded on the thumbs, for the crime of Manslaughter
What year was the Tea Act passed?
1773
What company was the Tea Act created to help?
The East India Company
England gave this company a _______ on tea sales in the colonies.
Monopoly
What happened on December 16, 1773 to the tea that was sitting on the ships in the Boston Harbor?
Colonists dressed up as Mohawk I Diana and tossed about 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor
What Acts were passed a result or the Boston Tea Party?
The Coercive Acts
What does “intolerable” mean?
Can’t handle something
The first Coersive (Intolerable) Act states:
The closing of Boston Harbor- no ships were allowed to go through.
The second Coersive (Intolerable) Act states:
That the Massachusetts legislature could no longer meet. The British military ran the colonies.
The third Coersive (Intolerable) Act states:
Forced colonists to house British soldiers in their homes.
The First Continental Congress met in what city and state?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
How many colonies had a representative at the FCC?
12
Which colony did not send a representative at the FCC?
Georgia
The men at the FCC expressed their outrage about the ____________.
Coersive Acts
Name two representatives that were at the First Continental Congress.
________________________.
John Jay, John Adams
Who did the members of the FCC sent a petition to?
King George III
What did the FCC urge the colonies to do if the Intolerable Acts weren’t cancelled?
To boycott all British Goods
What did the FCC say would happen if the English government did not address their complaints within a few months?
They would meet again and that the colonies would stop exporting good to England.
Who did General Thomas Gage plan to capture?
John Hancock, Samuel Adams
Where were these men hiding out?
Lexington
Where were the colonist storing their weapons?
Concord, a small town in Boston.
Who wrote across the countryside and Warren the colonist that the “Redcoats” were coming to attack them?
Paul Revere
When the British troops arrived in Lexington, did they outnumbered the militiamen?
Yes
What did the commander of the militiamen, John Parker, tell his troops?
Stand your ground and don’t fire unless you’re fired upon.
Did the British troops fire at the militiamen?
Yes
What happened at the battle of Lexington?
Right militiamen were killed, none of the British Redcoats died.
After the battle of Lexington, what town did the British troops go to next?
Concord
What were they looking for?
Colonists weapons and ammunition
When the militiamen of Concord fired back at the British troops, what was this known as?
The shot heard around the world
What happened to the British troops on their march back to Boston?
The militiamen began firing at them for 18 miles
What did the battle of Concord prove about the militiamen?
They were willing to stand up to England
The battle of Concord was the final spark needed to begin what?
American Revolution