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The Stamp Act, The Townshend Act, The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea…
The Stamp Act
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Adverse colonial reaction to the Stamp Act ranged from boycotts of British goods to riots and attacks on the tax collectors.Although the Stamp Act occurred eleven years before the Declaration of Independence, it defined the central issue that provoked the American Revolution: no taxation without representation.
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The Townshend Act
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Riotous protest of the Townshend Acts in the colonies often invoked the phrase no taxation without representation. Colonists eventually decided not to import British goods until the act was repealed and to boycott any goods that were imported in violation of their non-importation agreement.
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The Boston Massacre
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How did the American colonists react to the Boston Massacre? Protests continued to flare in the colonies, making British officials nervous. In 1768 they sent word to Britain that the colonies were on the brink of rebellion—a rejection of British authority.
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The Boston Tea Party
American colonists responded with protests and coordinated resistance by convening the First Continental Congress in September and October of 1774 to petition Britain to repeal the Intolerable Acts.
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The Coercive Acts
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Colonists responded to the Intolerable Acts with a show of unity, convening the First Continental Congress to discuss and negotiate a unified approach to the British.
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Lexington And Concord
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How did the colonists react to Lexington and Concord? The colonists were proud of the courage shown by the minutemen. ... The colonists stood up to the British at Lexington and Concord.
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