Transcript 1. What were the reasons for colonial protest?

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Chapter
A.
6 Section 2 Colonial Resistance Grows
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Finding Main Ideas As you read pages 148-149 of this section, fill in the cluster
diagrams with historical events, examples, or people that relate to the main idea
questions below.
1. What were the reasons for colonial protest?
TAXES
Townshend
Acts
Writs of
Assistance
Protests immediately broke out at
news of the Townshend Acts
1. What were the reasons for colonial protest?
TAXES
Townshend
Acts
Writs of
Assistance
2. What were the tools of colonial protest?
Boycotts
Sam Adams
Member of the
Sons of Liberty
who started the
Committee of
Correspondence
to stir public
support for
American
independence.
1. What were the reasons for colonial protest?
TAXES
Townshend
Acts
Writs of
Assistance
2. What were the tools of colonial protest?
Boycotts
Rioters
Peaceful
demonstrations
1. What were the reasons for colonial protest?
TAXES
Townshend
Acts
Writs of
Assistance
2. What were the tools of colonial protest?
Boycotts
Rioters
Peaceful
demonstrations
Sons of Liberty
protests
Daughters of
Liberty-call for
homespun cloth
B. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects Fill out the cause-andeffect diagram to analyze the following British actions.
Townshend
Acts & other
Taxes
Activities of
Sons of
Liberty
1. Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
African American killed
during the Boston
Massacre
B. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects Fill out the cause-andeffect diagram to analyze the following British actions.
Townshend
Acts & other
Taxes
Activities of
Sons of
Liberty
1. Boston Massacre
5 Colonists killed
Trial of British
Soldiers
Anti-British
propaganda
John Adams
Defended the redcoats
who had fired on to the
crowd.
He supported the
colonial cause but
wanted to show that the
colonists must follow
the rules of law.
Argued that the soldiers
had acted in selfdefense.
B. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects Fill out the cause-andeffect diagram to analyze the following British actions.
Townshend Acts &
other Taxes
5 Colonists killed
1. Boston Massacre
Activities of Sons
of Liberty
Parliament
push to raise $
Control of Tea
Trade
Trial of British Soldiers
Anti-British propaganda
2. Tea Act
B. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects Fill out the cause-andeffect diagram to analyze the following British actions.
Townshend Acts &
other Taxes
5 Colonists killed
1. Boston Massacre
Activities of Sons
of Liberty
Parliament
push to raise $
Control of Tea
Trade
Trial of British Soldiers
Anti-British propaganda
2. Tea Act
Widespread
protests
Boston Tea Party
C. Forming and Supporting Opinions Fill out the chart to explain why you either
approve or disapprove of the Boston Tea Party as a method of protest
1. Your opinion of the Boston Tea Party
Just or unjust protest
2. Supporting Reasons
a.
b.
c.