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: As protest grew against Stamp Act people began to take up enlightenment ideas like John Locke that encouraged individual rights; start to unity with emerging Patriot leaders and violence against people or things supporting British tax policy grew.

Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress, and the British response to it: To control and coordinate protest , colonies send reps to the Stamp Act congress were they agree on a boycott of British goods.

Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes: in Boston massacre colonist hurl snowballs and rock at British troops guarding customs house in Boston guards fired into crowd killing 5

Describe British response to the Boston Massacre: they stop taxing everything except tea.

Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it: the colonist dressed up as Indians and dumped all the tea in the Boston harbor. So the king closed the harbor until it was paid completely

Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it: Other colonies agreed with Mass. And sent reps to Philly in fall of 1774 for continental congress; at convention passed boycott of all British goods and created a system to enforce them.