QuizLexington and Concord

Second Continental Congress

Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts

Declaration of Independence

Boston Tea Party

Treaty of Paris

Boston Massacre

Sugar and Stamp Act

First Continental Congress

Proclamation Line

1. Treaty of Paris (1763)

2. Proclamation Line (1763)

3. Sugar and Stamp Act (1764)

4. Boston Massacre (1770)

5. Boston Tea Party (1773)

6. Intolerable Acts/Coercive Act (Spring 1774)

7. First Continental Congress (late spring 1774)

8. Lexington and Concord(Sept 1774)

9. Second Continental Congress (May 1775)

10.Declaration of Independence (1776)

1.1. Sugar Act - 1764 Sugar Act - 1764

2.2. Currency Act - 1764 Currency Act - 1764

4.4. Stamp Act - 1765 Stamp Act - 1765

3.3. Quartering Act - 1765 Quartering Act - 1765

George Grenville’s George Grenville’s Program, 1763-1765Program, 1763-1765George Grenville’s George Grenville’s

Program, 1763-1765Program, 1763-1765

Loyal NineLoyal Nine - 1765- 1765

Sons of LibertySons of Liberty – – began in began in NYC:NYC:Samuel Samuel Adams Adams

Stamp Act CongressStamp Act Congress – 1765– 1765 ** Stamp Act Resolves due Stamp Act Resolves due to non importation supportto non importation support

Declaratory ActDeclaratory Act – – 17661766

Stamp Act CrisisStamp Act CrisisStamp Act CrisisStamp Act Crisis

Sugar and Stamp Acts

1. Sugar Act (1764)

a. Tax actually went down!

b. Strictly enforced

c. Smuggling more risky

d. James Otis, Jr. – no taxation w/o representation

e. Boycott of English products/nonimportation

2. Stamp Act (1765)

- Tax paid on any paper products such as newspapers, papers needed for work, envelops, etc.

17671767 William Pitt, P. M. & Charles William Pitt, P. M. & Charles Townshend, Secretary of Townshend, Secretary of the Exchequer. the Exchequer.

• SShift from paying taxes for Br. hift from paying taxes for Br. war war debts & quartering of troops debts & quartering of troops paying col. govt. salaries. paying col. govt. salaries.• He diverted revenue collection He diverted revenue collection from from internal to external trade. internal to external trade.• Tax these imports Tax these imports paper, paint, paper, paint, lead, glass, tea. lead, glass, tea.

• Increase custom officials at Increase custom officials at American ports American ports established established a a Board of Customs in Boston. Board of Customs in Boston.

Townshend Duties Townshend Duties Crisis: 1767-1770Crisis: 1767-1770Townshend Duties Townshend Duties Crisis: 1767-1770Crisis: 1767-1770

1.1. John Dickinson John Dickinson 1768 1768 ** Letters from a Farmer inLetters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania..

2.2. 1768 1768 2 2ndnd non-importation non-importation movement: movement: ** “Daughters of Liberty”“Daughters of Liberty” ** spinning beesspinning bees

3.3. Riots against customs Riots against customs agents:agents: ** John Hancock’s ship, the John Hancock’s ship, the

LibertyLiberty.. ** 4000 British troops sent 4000 British troops sent to Boston. to Boston.

Colonial Response to Colonial Response to the Townshend the Townshend

DutiesDuties

Colonial Response to Colonial Response to the Townshend the Townshend

DutiesDuties

The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre ((March 5,1770March 5,1770))

Committees Committees of Correspondenceof Correspondence

PurposePurpose warn neighboring warn neighboring coloniescolonies about incidents with Br. about incidents with Br.

broaden the resistance broaden the resistance movement. movement.

Tea Act Tea Act (1773)(1773)8 British East India Co.:British East India Co.:

Monopoly on Br. tea Monopoly on Br. tea imports.imports.

Many members of Many members of Parl. held shares.Parl. held shares.

Permitted the Co. to Permitted the Co. to sell tea directly to sell tea directly to cols. without col. cols. without col. middlemen middlemen (cheaper tea!)(cheaper tea!)

8 North expected the North expected the cols. to eagerly choose cols. to eagerly choose the cheaper tea.the cheaper tea.

Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party (1773)(1773)

The Coercive or The Coercive or Intolerable Acts Intolerable Acts (1774)(1774)

Lord NorthLord North

1.1. Boston Port Boston Port Act: port closed Act: port closed until payment of until payment of tea paidtea paid2.2. Government Government Act Act

4.4. Administration Administration ofof Justice Act Justice Act

3.3. New Quartering New Quartering Act Act

The Quebec Act The Quebec Act (1774)(1774)

• French guaranteed Catholic religion

• Keep old customs and institutions; no representative assembly or trial by jury

• Southern boundaries changed towards Ohio Valley

First Continental First Continental Congress Congress (1774)(1774)55 delegates from 12 55 delegates from 12

coloniescoloniesAgendaAgenda How How

to respond to to respond to the Coercive the Coercive Acts & the Acts & the Quebec Act?Quebec Act?

1 vote per colony 1 vote per colony represented.represented.

Resulted in The Association: nonimportation

Tar and Feathering

:For tax collectors and violators of non importation

The British Are The British Are Coming Coming . . .. . .

Paul ReverePaul Revere & & William DawesWilliam Dawes make make their midnight ride to warn the their midnight ride to warn the

MinutemenMinutemen of approaching British of approaching British soldiers.soldiers.

The Shot Heard The Shot Heard ’’Round the WorldRound the World!!

LexingtonLexington & & ConcordConcord – April – April 18,177518,1775

What were the strengthens and weaknesses from either side?