Homework #12: Brewing Revolution (9/21)
- Outline pages 139-145 of By the People in your homework notebook.
- As part of your outline, be sure to define and learn the following key terms.
Impressment
Samuel Adams Sugar Act of 1764 Currency Act of 1764 Stamp Act of 1765 Patrick Henry Sons of Liberty Stamp Act Congress |
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Sons of Neptune Declaratory Act Townshend Act Boston Massacre Crispus Attucks Tea Act of 1773 |
Boston Tea Party
Daughters of Liberty Regulators Quebec Act of 1774 Intolerable Acts First Continental Congress Somerset Decision |
3. Answer the following questions in 1-2 paragraphs each. You will turn these in on a separate sheet of paper:
- Why did American colonists begin resisting British authority?
- How did rebellion and protest differ between social classes?