Pre-Revolution Notes

The engraver of the Boston Massacre: Paul Revere

Captain of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre: Thomas Preston

The person who said “No taxation without representation”: James Otis

Colonies kept in contact through what committee:

Agreement signed pledging to not buy British goods: Non-Importation Agreement

9/13 Colonies get together and decide: Stamp Act Congress, boycott Britain

Captain of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre: Thomas Preston

Was the Stamp Act in effect for more than a year: No, barely lasted a year before repealed

The key witness in the Boston Massacre trial: Richard Palmes, said colonists had snow/ice in their hands

British Court in Nova Scotia, caught smugglers guilty until proven innocent: Vice-Admiralty Courts

Act that lowered taxes on sugar & molasses: Sugar Act

The Four Acts intended to punish Mass and show British authority: Intolerable Acts

Refusal to buy a certain product or use a service: Boycotting

The person responsible for creating the committees of correspondence: Thomas Jefferson

Governor of Mass during Pre-Revolution: Thomas Hutchinson

No settlers can move West of the Appalachian Mountains: Proclamation of 1763

March 5, 1770: Boston Massacre occurred, 5 colonists killed

Leader of the Sons of Liberty: Samuel Adams

The secret society that protested British rule, partook in boycotts, etc: Sons of Liberty

British King who created policies that angered the colonists: King George III

Also known as the Intolerable Acts: Coercive Acts

Tax on glass, paper, tea…: Townshend Acts

Aided tax collectors in arresting smugglers (unrestricted search warrants): Writs of Assistance

Law that allowed British East India Co the right to sell tea in America w/o normal taxes: Tea Act

Colonies pay for their own defense and are forced to house British Soldiers: Quartering Act

First direct tax put on colonists: Stamp Act/tax

Lawyer/person who defended British soldiers in the Boston Massacre trial: John Adams

Tax on papers needing stamps: Stamp Act

Sons of Liberty dumped tea in the Boston Harbor: Boston Tea Party, December 16, 1773

British ship sent to patrol waters: HMS Gaspee, 80+ colonists burnt it to the ground

Boston’s port was closed until tea was fully paid off, along with its duties: Boston Port Act

Providing food and shelter to British soldiers: Quartering Act

No British royal officer committing a crime could be tried in England: Admin Of Justice Act (Murder Act)

Members of the Mass gov’t were appointed by the King / Royal Governor and not voted in: Mass Govt Act