Road to Revolution

The Declaration of Independence contained all of the following ideals of democracy EXCEPT

The reason that the British attempted to collect money form the colonies was

Following the Intolerable Acts, the governing body appointed to oversee the state was

The law that was put into effect to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party

The first act to impose an indirect tax to pay for war debt

The Continental Congress established the Continental Association which is

Enforced boycotts using persuasion and intimidation

This act required that paper goods like newspapers and legal documents to be taxed

In CharlesTown when the British tea arrived, it was

Many colonists felt that the British did not have the right to tax them because

SC's first state constitution had a two house legislature. In this 1st constitution

Why did Parliament repeal the Stamp Act?

Parliament repealed all taxes under the Townshend Acts except the tax on

The group which supported the boycotts by holding spinning bees.

A refusal to buy certain items , was used by the colonist to pressure the British Parlaiment

The following were delegates from SC to the 2nd Cont. Con and signed the Decl. of Ind. EXCEPT:

Why were colonists opposed to the Vice Admiralty Courts?

The British did not enforce all mercantilist laws. This was known as

Law passed to repeal the Stamp Act, but stated Parliament still had the right to tax colonists.

An import tax on everyday itiems including tea, paper, glass, and paint

The main reason chests of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor

The SC delegate elected President of the First Continental Congress

The law that gave the British East India Co. a monopoly on tea in the colonies

Leader of the Charles Town Sons of Liberty.