From Protest to Revolution

1. From Protest to Revolution Chapter 5, Section 3 • How did a dispute over tea lead to tension between the colonists and the British government? • How did Parliament strike back at the people of Boston? • Why did fighting break out at Lexington and Concord?

2. How a Dispute Over Tea Led to Tension Chapter 5, Section 3 • The British East India Company sold tea to colonial tea merchants. The tea merchants sold the tea to the colonists for a higher price. • When the British East India Company had money troubles, Parliament passed the Tea Act. The act said British East India Company could sell directly to colonists. • American merchants protested being cut out of the tea trade. Other colonists said it was a trick to force colonists to pay the tax on tea. • Colonists boycotted tea. • The Boston Sons of Liberty showed their displeasure by staging the Boston Tea Party. Disguised as Indians, they raided three ships and dumped their cargo of tea into Boston harbor.

3. Parliament Punished Massachusetts Colonists Chapter 5, Section 3 • Intolerable Acts—passed to punish Massachusetts • The port of Boston was closed. • Massachusetts colonists could not hold town meetings more than once a year without the governor’s permission. • Customs officers and other officials could be tried in Britain or Canada instead of in Massachusetts. • A new Quartering Act said colonists must house British soldiers in their homes.

4. Who or What What Happened Results Quebec Act Parliament set up a government for Canada. Angered colonists because it included the land between the Ohio and Missouri rivers as part of Canada, which the English colonists claimed. First Continental Congress Delegates from 12 colonies gathered in Philadelphia. • Agreed to boycott all British goods and to stop exporting goods to Britain. • Urged each colony to set up a militia, which is an army of citizens who serve as soldiers in an emergency. • Agreed to meet again the next year. Minuteman A volunteer prepared to resist the British. British heard that the minutemen had arms stored near Boston. Lexington Village near Boston. Minutemen met British soldiers on the village green. Shots rang out. Colonists were killed. Concord Town near Boston. Minutemen met British soldiers on Concord bridge. Colonists forced the British to retreat. With the battles at Lexington and Concord, war had begun. Steps to Lexington and Concord After the Intolerable Acts Chapter 5, Section 3

5. Section 3 Assessment Chapter 5, Section 3 Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts to a) collect taxes on tea. b) punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. c) separate French Canadians from English colonists. d) protest against unfair laws. When British troops marched on Lexington and Concord, they a) found a store of weapons and gunpowder. b) shouted “The redcoats are coming!” c) surprised the colonists. d) clashed with armed minutemen. Want to connect to the American History link for this section? Click here.

6. Section 3 Assessment Chapter 5, Section 3 Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts to a) collect taxes on tea. b) punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. c) separate French Canadians from English colonists. d) protest against unfair laws. When British troops marched on Lexington and Concord, they a) found a store of weapons and gunpowder. b) shouted “The redcoats are coming!” c) surprised the colonists. d) clashed with armed minutemen. Want to connect to the American Histpry link for this section? Click here.