AP Acts and Tension review Flashcards

10283368065	Proclamation Line of 1763	Issued by the King to prevent colonists from settling west of the Appalachians; colonists ignored it	0
10283369829	Sugar Act	Actually lowered the molasses tax, but increased enforcement and violators would not get jury trial	1
10283372666	Stamp Act	Tax on a all printed goods; led to the formation of the sons of liberty and massive boycotts	2
10283376227	French and Indian War	After this, Britain ended Salutary Neglect and began to more tightly control the colonies, which led to increased tension	3
10283379098	No taxation without representation	Argument colonists made to justify not paying British taxes	4
10283384011	Boston Massacre	British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists; unclear what started the confrontation	5
10283385562	Townshend Acts	Taxes on British imports including glass, lead, tea, and other common goods	6
10283387499	Tea Act	Gave the British East India Company an exemption on the tea tax, which gave them an unfair advantage in the tea market	7
10283389372	Boston Tea Party	Colonists dump tea in British open to protest Tea Act; organized by sons of liberty	8
10283394937	Intolerable Acts	Passed in response to Boston Tea Party; Shut down Boston harbor, imposed martial law, and included a more severe Quartering Act	9
10283398898	1st Continental Congress	Colonial representatives gather and send the King a Declaration of Rights	10
10283400477	Lexington and Concord	1st shots of the Revolution	11
10283404233	Common Sense	Pamphlet by Thomas Paine that argued in favor of Revolution; very persuasive	12
10283405293	2nd Continental Congress	First created the Olive Branch Petition; when that was rejected, created and signed the Declaration of Independence	13