american revolution Flashcards
does colombus have anything to do with the english
no, because he was spanish
why is colombus linked with the united states
the us starts adopting him just because it was after the revolution because he didn’t have ties to the British we know what he did but no one knows him that much
no taxation without representation is a phrase that is used since when
the townshend acts
what type of representation did parliament do
indirect representation, people take their seat they take oath for the British empire
what representation did the colonists want
direct representation
what did virgina think about parliament and their rights
parliament did not have the right to take rights away from virgina
what is taxation
taking or property
where did some of the ideas from the revolution come from
locke, locke carried about the idea about the state of nature and the government and the right to property
where enlightenment ideas worldwide
no, it was more of a European thing and bc of the enlightenment was in mostly Europe
what were some of the events that happened with the townshend acts
- colonists sent out a letter to the other colonies to make sure that they should train their militia
when did colonies start beginning to train their militias and take it seriously
- no one paid attention before because they never had any threats, even after the Boston massacre, no one took it seriously
who was thomas gage
a british army general who was the British commander in chief during the American revolution
what does paul reverse not say
paul revere does not say the british are coming because the operation was supposed to be very discreet he said the regulars are coming or the red coats are coming
what battle is thomas gage known for helping
the battle of concord
what happens to paul revere
he gets picked up by a patrol
what was thomas gage’s plan for the battle at concord
he wanted to capture the british militia
how far does the sons of liberty expand
every port will have the sons of liberty and it gets towards the south and starts getting bigger near the gulf
what do slave plantations mimick
noble aristrocrats
social ladder of slave colonies
more father apart in the south than it is in the new england colonies
who lead the battle of bunker hill
- three other generals and it wasn’t thomas gage because he was off the clock
who was thomas paine and what did he do
- wrote common sense and it changed the attitude of the public
how did common sense open people;s eyes up
- no one saw it as indepenedence until common sense and they thought that rights were to be reserved
what was the issue with the british empire
they were a monarchy
what is absolutism
not compatible with individual rights
