American Revolution Part 1

Series of punitive measures against Massachusetts

Tax on printed materials

Colonists bought from East India Company

Prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

Colonists had to house British soldiers

fought for freedom

feared the chaos of independence

believed in the benefits of British governance

opposed revolutionary activities

supported British military presence

believed in self-governance

remained loyal to the Crown

helped draft the Declaration of Independence

advocated for civil rights

supported independence

opposed independence

supported the Continental Congress

promoted the idea of democracy

supported British rule

advocated for reconciliation with Britain

participated in protests against British rule

rally cry for the colonists

Redcoats killed civilians in Boston

could not pass Appalachian Mountains

only allowed trade with mother country

Mercantilism

Townshend Acts

Lack of representation in Parliament

Intolerable Acts

restricting colonial trade with American Indians

imposing regulations on colonial agriculture

angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated

punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament