Causes of the American Revolution | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What were the specific punishments issued by the Coercive or Intolerable Acts?

The acts closed Boston harbor, placed Boston under martial law, denied self-government and reinforced the quartering of troops.

What is mercantilism? How did it contribute to the American Revolution?

Colonies-raw materials, England-manufactured goods; colonists resented trade restrictions

What is salutary neglect?

unwritten political policy by which England failed to enforce Navigation laws on the colonies thereby benefiting the development of the 13 colonies

What British action prohibited the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Proclamation Act

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

Patriot group created by Samuel Adams which organized protests and boycotts

What were the Navigation Laws?

Trade laws which: 1. Required the colonies to trade mainly with England. and 2. required the use of ships made in England or the colonies.

What is the name of this event? Who was the first person killed?

Boston Massacre Crispus Attucks

How was the French and Indian war a cause of the American Revolution?

Colonists resented the British economic policies following the war (taxes) which were going to be used to pay for the war debt

Explain why taxation without representation was a cause of the American Revolution.

Colonists were upset that they had no voice in Parliament and didn't get to vote on taxes

What is the name of this event? What was the cause? What was the effect? What is it an example of?

Boston Tea Party, Tea Act, Coercive/Intolerable Acts, civil disobedience

What did the Stamp Act do?

It placed a tax on all printed materials such as newspapers, playing cards, calendars and advertisements.

What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?

Control of the profitable fur trade in the Ohio River Valley

What British action placed a tax on paint, lead, paper and tea?

Townshend Acts

What did the Quartering Act do?

Required the colonists to house and feed British soldiers in their homes.

What British action placed a tax on sugar and molasses?

Sugar Act

What actions did the colonists take as a result of the First Continental Congress?

Colonists decided to form militias and issued an all out boycott of British goods.

What meeting was held by the colonies in response to the Coercive Acts?

First Continental Congress