Chapter 4 Section 1 Review

Towshend acts

A law that put an indirect tax on things imported into the colonies, such as tea and glass.

Colonists response to the stamp act

Colonists responded to the act by forming a secret resistance group called the Sons of Liberty. They harassed customs workers and stamp agents, and organized colonial assemblies to speak out against the act.

Colonists response to the Townshend acts

Colonists responded to the act by resorting to protesting. Educated Colonists spoke out against the acts, calling it "taxation without representation".

Loyalists

Term used for those loyal to the British crown

Samuel Adams

a Harvard-educated political activist who started the sons of liberty. He was also a key player in the start of the revolution.

Boston Tea Party

a large rebellion that occurred in 1773 in response to the tea act.A large group of Boston rebels disguised as Natives stormed three British ships loaded with tea, and dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor.

Stamp Act

act by Parliament in 1765 that put a tax on all things the colonists used in their daily lives

The Intolerable acts

an act by Parliament that put the entire port city of Boston under martial law, or military control.

Boston Massacre

an attack by the British on defenseless Boston residents in 1770. Several colonists were killed, which eventually lead to a feeling of rebellion due to Paul Revere creating a piece of propaganda.

The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act (1765) in order to

boost their economy due to the massive debt they suffered from, mostly due to the money spent on military equipment and soldiers during the French and Indian war.

Britain responded to the continental congress by

declaring war on the colonies. In turn, the colonies supplied Minutemen, or civilian soldiers to fight.

Britain responded to the colonists revolting against the tea act by

enforcing a harsher rule on the city by placing it under martial law.

Colonists responded to the act by

forming a secret resistance group called the Sons of Liberty. They harassed customs workers and stamp agents, and organized colonial assemblies to speak out against the act. Also, merchants in large trading cities agreed not to import British goods until it was repealed.

Colonists responded to the intolerable acts by

forming the First Continental Congress in September 1774, where they declared colonial rights and supported the uprising in Massachusetts.

The British Parliament passed the Townshend Act (1767) in order to

gain revenue on the colonies without causing such an alarm.

King George III-

monarch of England during the 1700s. Noted for passing the Stamp Act and the Intolerable acts.

Colonists responded the Tea act by

organizing a large revolt that came to be known as the Boston Tea Party. A large group of Boston rebels disguised as Natives stormed three British ships loaded with tea, and dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor.

Britain responded to the colonists by

passing the Townshend Acts in 1767. This put an indirect tax on other things the colonists used, such as glass and paint. They also imposed a tax on tea, the most consumed drink in the colonies.

The British Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts (1774) in order to

prevent any more rebellions in the colonies.

Colonists responded to the Townshend act by

resorting to protesting. Educated Colonists spoke out against the acts, calling it "taxation without representation". Another boycott of British goods was called, and women showed their rebellion by refusing to use British luxuries.

Britain responded to the colonists refusal by

seizing a ship belonging to John Hancock, a local merchant in Boston. They accused him of smuggling alcohol and had failed to pay the customs taxes. This, in turn, caused riots against the agents.

Committees of Correspondence

shadow governments organized by Samuel Adams in 1772. Helped light the fire of revolution

The British Parliament passed the Tea Act (1773) in order to

solve a problem the British East India Company was having due to the colonial boycotts.

Patriots

those supporting the revolution