Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Causes of the Am Rev part2

Describe where the protest over new taxes got many of their ideas:
Many protesters got their ideas from enlighten thinkers such as John Locke.

Describe what action the Stamp Act Congress took, and the British response to it:
The Stamp Act Congress agreed on issues about taxes and the British slowed the colonies economy by closing the Boston Port.

Describe the Boston Massacre and its causes:
Boston citizens protest in streets and began to throw rocks and snowballs British soldiers in response fire into crowd killing five citizens.

Describe British response to the Boston Massacre:
The British pulled some troops out of British colonies.

Describe the Boston Tea Party and the British response to it:
The Boston Tea Party was colonists showing their opposition to British taxes by throwing imported tea overboard into the sea. The British then closed the Boston port in response.

Describe the First Continental Congress and what policies came out of it:
A convention of twelve delegates from the thirteen colonies that met September 5, 1774 at Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia.

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