Causes Of The American Revolution! Trivia Quiz

A boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for social or political reasons.

The Boston Tea Party (initially referred to by John Adams as "the Destruction of the Tea in Boston"[2]) was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773. The demonstrators, some disguised as Native Americans, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company, in defiance of the Tea Act of May 10, 1773.

In Boston, in the early summer of 1765 a group of shopkeepers and artisans who called themselves The Loyal Nine began preparing for agitation against the Stamp Act. As that group grew, it came to be known as the Sons of Liberty. And grow it did! These were not the leading men of Boston, but rather workers and tradesmen. It was unseemly that they would be so agitated by a parliamentary act. Though their ranks did not include Samuel and John Adams, the fact may have been a result of a mutually beneficial agreement. The Adams' and other radical members of the legislature were daily in the public eye; they could not afford to be too closely associated with violence, neither could the secretive Sons of Liberty afford much public exposure. However, amongst the members were two men who could generate much public sentiment about the Act. Benjamin Edes, a printer, and John Gill of the Boston Gazette produced a steady stream of news and opinion.

After the French and Indian War, King George III took control in Britain and the country was in major financial debt from the multiple years of war. King George III and Parliament passed a series of taxes on the colonies to pay for the cost of running the colonies. A little know fact. Not one cent of the taxes imposed on the colonists during this period left the colonies. All the money was used to pay for the expense of running the colonies.

After Parliament passed the Tea Act which required the colonists to buy tea from only the British East India Tea Company, the Sons of Liberty formed the Boston Tea Party.

"No taxation without representation" is a slogan originating during the 1750s and 1760s that summarized a primary grievance of the American colonists in the Thirteen Colonies, which was one of the major causes of the American Revolution. In short, many in those colonies believed that, as they were not directly represented in the distant British Parliament, any laws it passed affecting the colonists (such as the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act) were illegal under the Bill of Rights 1689, and were a denial of their rights as Englishmen.

King George III kept 10,000 troops in the colonies after the French and Indian war. He used Pontiac's Rebellion as an excuse to keep the colonists from moving. The main intent was to keep the colonists east and easily taxable. If they had moved, it would have been very difficult to collect money.

The Committees of Correspondence were shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of the American Revolution. They coordinated responses to England and shared their plans.

Definition of Salutary Neglect The Meaning and Definition Salutary Neglect: Salutary Neglect was a long-standing British Policy in the 13 colonies which allowed the colonists to flout, or violate, the laws associated with the trade. There were no effective enforcement agencies and it was expensive to send British troops to America. The British policy of Salutary Neglect was not documented. The policy and era of Salutary Neglect lasted from the 1690s to the 1760s and benefited the colonists boosting their profits from the trade. Reversing the policy of Salutary Neglect The British reversed their policy of Salutary Neglect to raise taxes in the colonies to pay for the massive war debt incurred during the French and Indian Wars. The reversal of the policy of Salutary Neglect led to an insurrection in the colonies, the Boston Tea Party, the American Revolution, and the Declaration of Independence. This explains why the policy of Salutary Neglect, and the British attempts to reverse the policy of Salutary Neglect, was so important to U.S. history.

Definition of Salutary Neglect The Meaning and Definition Salutary Neglect: Salutary Neglect was a long-standing British Policy in the 13 colonies which allowed the colonists to flout, or violate, the laws associated with trade. There were no effective enforcement agencies and it was expensive to send British troops to America. The British policy of Salutary Neglect was not documented. The policy and era of Salutary Neglect lasted from the 1690's to the 1760's and benefited the colonists boosting their profits from trade. Reversing the Policy of Salutary Neglect The British reversed their policy of Salutary Neglect to raise taxes in the colonies to pay for the massive war debt incurred during the French and Indian Wars. The reversal of the policy of Salutary Neglect led to insurrection in the colonies, the Boston Tea Party, the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence. This explains why the policy of Salutary Neglect, and the British attempts to reverse the policy of Salutary Neglect, was so important to U.S. history.

Colonists gained valuable military skills from the French and Indian War. These skills were used as tactics to defeat the British during the American Revolution.

As punishment for the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed a series of Acts. Most were meant to punish Massachusetts and more so Boston. Boston was "caged" up until the tea from the Boston Tea Party was paid for.

The Townshend Acts placed a tax on everyday items like lead, paint, paper, glass, and tea. It was a hidden tax (indirect tax) placed on items at the dock. Goods were smuggled in because of this series of Acts. A Group called the Daughter of Liberty began making things by hand instead of importing them from England. The colonies signed a Non-Importation Agreement to stop all imports from England. Son's of Liberty helped enforce this policy.

Stamp Act placed a tax on newspapers, playing cards, diplomas and official documents. Caused the creation of the Stamp act congress Sons of Liberty were formed - Led by Samuel Adams Colonists Boycotted Stamp Act was repealed.

This quote from John Adams sums up how the colonists felt after the French and Indian War. John Adams's letter to H. Niles Date: February 13, 1818, But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments, of their duties and obligations...This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people was the real American Revolution.