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The Causes of Am Rev Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas:
As protest grew against Stamp Act people began to take up enlightenment ideas like John Locke that encouraged individual’s rights.

Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it:
Stamp Act Congress showed colonist would not accept direct taxes so Parliament backed off but thought would accept indirect taxes so pass Townshend Acts with tax glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes:
Colonist also responded to new taxes with more pretest, boycotts, and Street Violence especially in Mass.

Describe British response to the Boston Massacre:
Colonist responded that they would not pay any tax to parliament without rep and resented the use of tax to pay royal governors and judges.

Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it:
In December 1773 colonist took maters in their own hands and dressed as Indians dumping British tea into Boston Harbor.

Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it:
Convention passed boycott of all British goods and created a system to enforce them.