American+Revolution

=Causes = = = =Stamp Act November 1 1765 = =It was the first direct tax on American colonist. The colonists felt they should be taxed only by their government. The Sons of Liberty used use violence and intimidation to fight against the Stamp Act. The colonists sent a petition to King George and the English Parliament that stated only colonial legislature could tax residents of the colonies and taxation without representation violated their civil rights. =





=Townshend Acts June 1767 = =It imposed a tax on goods colonists imported. Samuel Adams wrote a letter to oppose taxation without representation and asked colonists to rise up against the British government. The merchants in Boston and New York begin to boycott (refuse to buy) British goods and it spreads to other colonies. The acts were repealed (eliminated) except for tax on tea. = =Boston Massacre March 5 1770 = =A merchant and soldier were arguing and some people threw snowballs and rocks at the soldiers. One soldier was hit by a club so he fired into the crowd prompting other soldiers to fire. Five colonists were killed and several injured. The captain and six soldiers were arrested and charged with murder. Two soldiers were found guilty of manslaughter while the captain and the others were found not guilty. =



= = = Tea Act and Boston Tea Party December 16 1773 = =The Tea Act allowed the East India Company to sell tea to the colonies without paying taxes. The colonists were angry because it gave the East India Tea Company a monopoly on tea in the colonies. The colonists restarted the boycott on tea. December 16 Adams and fifty men dressed as Mohawks boarded three ships and threw all the tea overboard into the harbour. The people of Boston refused to pay for the tea that was destroyed. =



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=Intolerable Acts June 2 1774 = =The acts were intended to punish the colonist for the Boston Tea Party =

=// Boston Port Bill //= =It closed Boston Harbour until the tea was paid. =

=// Administration of Justice Act //= =British soldiers could not be tried in the colonies for any crimes. =

=// Massachusetts of Government Act //= =It restricted town meetings to one a year. =

=//<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Quebec Act //= =<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">It extended the Canadian borders to cut Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia. =

=//<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Quartering Act //= =<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">It required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British troops. =

=//<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Impartial Administration Justice Act //= =<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">British soldiers were free from Massachusetts law. =

=<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The acts angered the colonists and helped them bond together =

= First Continental Congress September 5-October 26 1774 = =<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">It was a meeting of representatives from the colonies. The delegates made a list of basic rights they wanted and list of complaints to send to King George. They signed a petition demanding the Intolerable Acts be repealed. They agreed to stop trade with Britain until their demands were met. They decided to meet again in Philadelphia if the Intolerable Acts were not repealed. King George refused their demands. =

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