AMH 2010 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Intolerable Acts
26 Sep 2016
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The parliamentary acts had two main goals: Exert their control (over the colonies) the stamp act. Resisted (boycotted a lot of their goods) First move came from the british side. Many writers made it sound like a major event: ex) paul revere, got people more emotionally invested. Enforcing you to be british and buying one type of tea (one company: tea act, boston tea party. Rebellious act (intended for it to be a peaceful protest : sent one of the protestors home bc he was not being peaceful enough. British responded: put their foot down and passed the intolerable acts . Coercive acts were another name for the intolerable acts. When they first got together and made some resolutions. What key event marks the movement towards revolution/ independence: coercive/intolerable acts. 2) first continental congress: second continental congress, common sense. Led to the writing of the declaration of independence.
