Chapter 8 test Flashcards
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What did Britain impose the stamp act and the townshend acts on the colonists
Britain needed Money
Which of the following was NOT an effect of colonists to expand their cities
The stamp act was passed
Who was Not a leader in protest against British taxation?
Chistopher Gadsden
What was the effect of British taxation on the colonies as a whole?
They started to unite as Americans
Who organized the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
How did the Boston Tea Party express the views of many colonists?
It showed that the colonists strongly protested the tea tax
Which of the following caused the Intolerable Acts?
Boston Tea Party
Which of the following was NOT one of the Intolerable Acts?
The colonists had to pay a tax on paper products
Which battle began with “the shot heard round the world?”
Lexington
Who Led the Colonists in the Battle of Bunker Hill
William Prescott
what did the colonists mean when they said “No taxation without representation!”?
The Colonist meant there should be no taxation because we never voted about it and the King had no right.
Who created the Committees of Correspondence? What was its purpose?
The person who created committees of Correspondence was Samuel Adams. He made the committees of correspondence because he wanted a faster way to share news to other colonists
What did Continental Congress hope to achieve by stopping all trade with Britain?
They were going to stop all trade with Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed.
What was the purpose of Paul Revere’s ride? Was he successful? How do you know?
The purpose of Paul Revere’s ride was to warn everybody. I know that he was successful because everyone was ready for battle.
What happened to the Stamp Tax? Why?
What happened to the Stamp Act was that colonist protested by hanging a puppet on a tree to scare the tax people, they did this because they did not like the stamp act.
How did the colonists react to the Townshend acts? How did the British respond to the colonists reaction?
The Townshend acts caused more protest and for the colonist to boycott British goods. The British responded by sending war ships to Boston harbor hoping this would force them to stop protesting.
Why were the Patriots on Bunker Hill ordered to wait to fire until “ you can see the whites of the eyes of the British soldiers?
The Patriots on Bunker Hill were ordered to wait to fire because he didn’t want to miss and the Patriots only lost 400 men and British lost 10,000 men. British missed a lot and were pushed back a couple of times.
What event caused the Boston Tea Party? What was the reaction of the British?
The event that caused the Boston Tea Party was the massacure and tax. The British was very upset. they punished them by the Intolerable acts.
