Road+to+Revolution

Boston Masacre
 * When did the event occur?
 * Where did the event occur?
 * What exactly happened at this event?
 * Who were the people involved in this event? (Both sides)
 * According to the information, __why do you think__ the "//massacre//" occurred?
 * Who defended the soldiers?
 * What was Governor Hutchinson's reaction to colonists' anger?
 * What was the colonists' reaction to the trial's verdict?
 * Was this event REALLY a massacre?

Boston Tea Party
 * When did the event occur?
 * Where did the event occur?
 * What exactly happened at this event?
 * Who were the people involved in this event? (Both sides)
 * According to the information, __why do you think__ the "Tea Party" occurred?
 * According to this source, why did the "Tea Party" not occur in Charleston, Philadelphia, or New York?
 * Did colonists try other ways to solve this problem before staging the "Tea Party"? Explain your answer.
 * What acts were created in 1774 as punishment for the "Tea Party"?

Tea Act
 * When did the event occur?
 * Who (what specific group) created the Tea Act?
 * Who was the East India Company?
 * What is a __//monopoly//__?
 * According to the information, __why do you think__ England created the Tea Act?
 * How did the Tea Act affect the colonial merchants?
 * Why exactly did the colonists get so angry about the Tea Act?
 * According to this source, how did the Tea Act directly cause the Boston Tea Party and the Coercive Acts?

Proclamation Act of 1763
 * Who issued the proclamation?
 * What did the proclamation restrict the settlers from doing?
 * What Ottawa chief had staged a revolt against the British after the French and Indian War?
 * According to the information, __why do you think__ England created the proclamation?
 * How do you think this affected Native American feelings toward England/Britain?
 * Why exactly were the colonists so upset about this proclamation?

Stamp Act
 * When was the Stamp Act created?
 * Who created the Stamp Act?
 * What specific items were taxed by the Stamp Act? (List at least 5)
 * What is revenue?
 * According to the information, __why do you think__ England created the Stamp Act?
 * How __do you think__ this act affected colonists' feelings toward England/Britain?
 * According to this source, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1776. What does //__repealed__// mean?
 * Why do you think Parliament chose to repeal the Stamp Act?