STAAR Blitz 1.2- Revolution

British response to Boston Tea Party, increased tensions between colonists and the British

• Intolerable Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Tea Act

Law forbidding colonists from moving west of Appalachian Mountains,  angered colonists  

• Proclamation of 1763

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Intolerable acts

• Tea Act

Resulted in Sam Adams and Sons of Liberty dumping Tea into Boston Harbor

• Tea Act

• Proclamation of 1763

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Intolerable Acts

Officially ended the American Revolution, recognized U.S. independence and boundaries

• Tea Act

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Proclamation of 1763

• Intolerable Acts

Increased casualties due to disease and starvation

• Winter at Valley Forge

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

Last major battle, resutled in the end of the American Revolution

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Winter at Valley Forge

Turning point, convinced Americans to ally with U.S.

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Winter at Valley Forge

The primary grievance against King George III and Parliament was over the colonists’

•  right to sell sugar without being taxed

• rights being violated by Red Coats at the Boston Massacre

•  inability to hold a public office in the colonies 

• belief that their civil liberties had been violated 

Which statement best explains why this resolution was adopted? 

• Colonists were upset by the punishment imposed after the Boston Tea Party.

• Colonists created this in order to address the causes of the Boston Massacre

• Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament

• Colonists wanted to expand powers given to governors by King George III

Which description is an example of an unalienable right from the Declaration of Independence?   

• Happiness – People can do lawful things that they enjoy. 

• Equality- People's education should be equal in every state

• Wealth- People's salaries should be dependent on their skills

• Patriotism- People can choose to join any of the armed forces.