This short unit begins with a background knowledge vocabulary and study guide questions with answers at the end of the unit. It explains the end of Salutary Neglect and the beginning of the excessive taxation in the colonies which sparked the Revolutionary War. Topics included are the Sugar Act, James Otis, The Stamp Act, The Declaratory Act, Samuel Adams, The Sons of Liberty, The Daughters of Liberty, Patrick Henry, The Townshend Acts, The Writs of Assistance, The Boston Massacre, John Adams, J