Historia contemporánea ies Velázquez: julio 2016

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WHAT ARE TWO MAJOR TAXES THAT INFLUENCED THE REVOLUTION?

WHAT DID THE STAMP TASK TARGET? (WHAT THINGS WERE TAXED?)

WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BOSTON TEA PARTY OF 1773? WHAT WAS THIS IN RETALIATION OF?

TRUE OR FALSE (CIRCLE ONE)

George Washington wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. T / F
At the Boston Tea Party everyone sat down and had a nice meal. T / F
The American revolution was the first revolution of the world. T / F
In the Declaration of Independence men and women were given equal T / F

rights.

The stamp tax was implemented in 1765. T / F

“I AM NOT VIRGINIAN, I AM AN AMERICAN.” WHAT DOES PATRICK HENRY’S QUOTE SIGNIFY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY?

1. What was the name of the war between France, Spain and England?
2. Why did the colonists refuse to pay the Stamp Act?
3. What angered the colonists ?
4. What happened at the Boston Massacre?
5. What did the Sons of Liberty do at Boston port?
6. Where did the American leaders convene?
7. What did the colonists ask from George III?
8. How did the English response?
9. What did the Second Continental Congress decide?
10. Who was:
a. George Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson
11. When was ratified the declaration of independence?
12. Which countries helped the Americans?
13. When did the war finish? Which treaty was signed?
14. Who was elected as the first president of U.S.A?

The Stamp Act

In order to help cover the cost of the war between Great Britain and France, British officials began to establish new taxes in the Colonies. In 1765, a tax was passed by Great Britain known as the stamp act.

This law required all colonists to pay a tax to Great Britain on all of the printed materials that they used, newspapers, magazines, and even playing cards. All of these materials were required to have a stamp placed on them, in order to show that the tax had been paid.

The Boston Tea Party 1773

The tax on tea that Parliament had passed greatly affected the tea business in the colonies. The price of tea in the Americas increased, making it more difficult for tea growers, producers, and shippers to survive. In order to insure that British companies would not be hurt by this new tax, Parliament passed a law that exempted British companies from having to pay the tax. This meant that these companies could sell their tea cheaper, almost guaranteeing that companies based in the Americas would go out of business.

In protest, a group of individuals dressed up as Native Americans, boarded a cargo ship in Boston Harbour, and dumped its entire load of tea into the harbour waters. This event became known as the Boston Tea Party.

In response to the Boston Tea Party, the Parliament in Great Britain passed a number of new laws which completely closed down the Boston Harbour until colonists paid for the cost of the tea that had been dumped into the harbour. These new laws also greatly limited the freedoms of the colonists, requiring them to obtain permission from the governor prior to holding any public meetings, and greatly limiting the power of the legislature.

These new laws became known by the colonies as the Intolerable Acts.

British goverment sent troops to Boston. The war of independence had just started. 1775- 1783

The First Continental Congress

As a result of the Intolerable Acts, which had been passed by the British Parliament, colonists in the America became increasingly convinced that they needed to take more aggressive steps in order to protect themselves and their liberty.

On September 5, 1774, 56 delegates were sent from each of the 13 colonies to meet in Philadelphia as representatives of the First Continental Congress. These representatives debated the issues of the rights of colonists as a united group. For the first time in history, the 13 colonies were working as a group and not as individual colonies. Patrick Henry, a delegate from Virginia, stated, “I am not a Virginian, I am an American.”

The Declaration of Independence

The Second Continental Congress charged Thomas Jefferson with the responsibility of writing a declaration of independence that would be sent to Great Britain.Thomas Jefferson was a highly educated Virginian, who was known for his ability to write with both clarity and eloquence. On July 4, 1776, this declaration was officially adopted by the Continental Congress, and a new nation was born.

The Declaration of Independence stated the belief that a government had a responsibility to the people it governed, and that if they abused their responsibilities, that the people who were ruled had the right to rebel. The declaration then went on to detail many of the abuses that the colonies had endured at the hands of the British government, and finally to declare that the colonies were now separate sovereign states.