Colonial Discontent

Question

Lesson 2.1A - Companion

What did the British want the colonists to help pay for in 1765? (slide 1)

What was the cause of Pontiac’s Rebellion? (slide 2)

Why did King George establish the Proclamation Line? (slide 3 interactive activity)

What British laws were passed to get payment from the American colonies? (slides 4 and 5)

What resulted from the Stamp Act and Quartering Act? (slide 6)

How did the Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty protest British laws? (slide 7)

What law gave Parliament the power to make laws and tax the colonies? (slide 8)

What did the Committees of Correspondence do? (slide 9)

How did colonists respond to the increase in British troops? (slide 10)

How did the British react to the Boston Tea Party? What laws were passed after that event? (slide 11 video)

What was the intent of the Coercive Acts? (slide 12)

1 sentence for each answer

Answer 1

Here are concise answers based on the slides mentioned:

1. The British wanted the colonists to help pay for the costs of the French and Indian War in 1765.

2. Pontiac’s Rebellion was caused by Native American resistance to British territorial expansion and encroachments on their lands following the French and Indian War.

3. King George established the Proclamation Line to prevent colonial expansion westward into Native American territories and reduce tensions with Indigenous peoples.

4. The British laws passed to get payment from the American colonies included the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts.

5. The Stamp Act and Quartering Act resulted in widespread protest among colonists and increased tensions between them and the British government.

6. The Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty protested British laws through organized resistance, boycotts of British goods, and public demonstrations.

7. The Declaratory Act gave Parliament the power to make laws and tax the colonies, asserting British authority over the colonies.

8. The Committees of Correspondence facilitated communication and coordination among the colonies regarding resistance to British policies and actions.

9. Colonists responded to the increase in British troops with protests, boycotts, and the formation of groups like the Sons of Liberty.

10. In reaction to the Boston Tea Party, the British enacted the Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts), which aimed to punish Massachusetts and tighten British control.

11. The intent of the Coercive Acts was to restore order in the colonies by punishing Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party and demonstrating British authority.