1. P. 147 / Wbk p. 18

3. Chapter 6 Section 2 Colonial Resistance Grows P. 18/ P. 147
Finding Main Ideas As you read pages 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?
Townshend Acts
Writs of Assistance
TAXES

4. Protests immediately broke out at news of the Townshend Acts

5. TAXES Boycotts Writs of Assistance Townshend Acts
1. What were the reasons for colonial protest?
Writs of Assistance
TAXES
Townshend Acts
2. What were the tools of colonial protest?
Boycotts

6. Sam Adams
Member of the Sons of Liberty who started the Committee of Correspondence to stir public support for American independence.

7. Peaceful demonstrations
1. What were the reasons for colonial protest?
Writs of Assistance
TAXES
Townshend Acts
2. What were the tools of colonial protest?
Rioters
Peaceful demonstrations
Boycotts

9. TAXES Boycotts Writs of Assistance Townshend Acts Rioters
1. What were the reasons for colonial protest?
Writs of Assistance
TAXES
Townshend Acts
2. What were the tools of colonial protest?
Sons of Liberty protests
Daughters of Liberty-call for homespun cloth
Rioters
Peaceful demonstrations
Boycotts

10. Townshend Acts & other Taxes
B. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects Fill out the cause-and-effect diagram to analyze the following British actions.
Townshend Acts & other Taxes
Activities of Sons of Liberty
1. Boston Massacre

12. Crispus Attucks
African American killed during the Boston Massacre

13. Trial of British Soldiers
B. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects Fill out the cause-and-effect diagram to analyze the following British actions.
5 Colonists killed
Trial of British Soldiers
Anti-British propaganda
Townshend Acts & other Taxes
Activities of Sons of Liberty
1. Boston Massacre

14. 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 self-defense.

15. Parliament push to raise $ Control of Tea Trade
B. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects Fill out the cause-and-effect diagram to analyze the following British actions.
5 Colonists killed
Trial of British Soldiers
Anti-British propaganda
Townshend Acts & other Taxes
Activities of Sons of Liberty
1. Boston Massacre
Parliament push to raise $
Control of Tea Trade
2. Tea Act

18. Parliament push to raise $ Control of Tea Trade Widespread protests
B. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects Fill out the cause-and-effect diagram to analyze the following British actions.
5 Colonists killed
Trial of British Soldiers
Anti-British propaganda
Townshend Acts & other Taxes
Activities of Sons of Liberty
1. Boston Massacre
Parliament push to raise $
Control of Tea Trade
Widespread protests
Boston Tea Party
2. Tea Act

19. 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
2. Supporting Reasons
1. Your opinion of the Boston Tea Party a. b. c.
Just or unjust protest