The Causes Of The Am Rev Part 2 Review

The Causes of Am Rev Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas: John Locke’s ideas that encouraged individual rights

Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it: they removed direct taxes and passed the Townshend Act which allowed them to place an indirect with taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea

Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes: colonists throw snowballs and rocks at British troops that were guarding customs house in Boston, British troops fire into the crowd killing 5 people.

Describe British response to the Boston Massacre: They back down and remove most of the Townshend Act taxes but left the tea tax to maintain their Parliament supremacy

Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it: Colonists dressed up as Indians and poured British tea into the Boston Harbor; British leaders closed the Boston Port until tea was paid off, also sent troops to take action

Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it: Colonies sent representatives to Philly for first Continental Congress; at the convention they passed a boycott of all British goods and enforced them