Chapter 7 - The Road to Revolution

________ later went on to say,"Revolution broke out because England failed to recognize an emerging nation when it saw one ..

On December 16, 1773, some Whites, led by ________, disguised themselves as Indians and opened 342 chests and dumped the tea into the ocean " (Boston Tea Party)

Sent a detachment of troops to nearby Lexington and Concord to seize supplies and to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock

________ repealed the Stamp Act in 1766 but passed the Declaratory Act which proclaimed that ________ possessed the right "to bind "the colonies "in all cases whatsoever.

Was the only colony out of the original 13 that was formally planted by the British government

They were a network of letter- writers and forerunner of the ________.

Was imposed in 1765, to raise money for the new military force

Were the most famous of laws that enforced mercantilism

Closed the harbor in Boston

Britain had a huge debt after the Seven Years War and felt that Americans should pay off one- third of the cost as the Redcoats had been used for ________.

Was enforced with it increasing duty on foreign sugar import from the West Indies

Guaranteed Catholicism to the French-Canadians, allowed them to retain their old customs, and extended the old boundaries of Quebec all the way to the Ohio River

On March 5, 1770, a crowd of about 60 townspeople in ________ were harassing ten redcoats.

Persuaded Parliament to pass the Townshend Acts in 1767

________ passed the "Intolerable Acts "in 1774, to punish the colonies, especially Massachusetts.

Passed by parliament to punish the colonies, especially Massachusetts

Didn't want independence yet, and instead came up with a list of grievances which were ignored by Parliament

Required colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops, adding to negative opinions of the British in American minds

Put light taxes on lead, paint, paper, and tea with them being repealed later, except tea