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American Revolution Flashcards

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Main Causes of the American Revolution

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Proclamation Line of 1763
Sugar Act
Writs of Assistance
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Declaratory Act
Townshend Act
Boston Massacre
Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
Coercive Acts
1st and 2nd Continental Congress
(Basically all taxes)

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What was the Sugar Act?

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taxed all imported sugar/molasses

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What was the Quartering Act?

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required colonists to house soldiers

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What was the Stamp Act?

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taxed stamping of paper

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What was the Declaratory Act?

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allowed British to create laws without being questioned

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What were the Townshend Acts?

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placed taxes on different British goods

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What was the Tea Act?

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taxed tea to save the East India Company

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What were the Coercive Acts?

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acts to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party

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Sugar Act significance

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one of the first events that caused colonists to question British authority

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Quartering Act significance

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they felt it violated their legal rights

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Stamp Act significance

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first time British directly taxed the colonists. Stamp Act Congress formed to protest.

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Declaratory Act significance

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worried colonists because they thought they were receiving less independence

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Townshend Act significance

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Sons of Liberty and colonists boycotted and attacked officials (felt violation of rights)

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Tea Act significance

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seen as another unjustified tax

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Intolerable Acts significance

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further angered colonists. Committees of Correspondence met to further colonial resistance.

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What were the Committees of Correspondence and who founded them?

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Founded by Samuel Adams. Discussed beliefs and events so no one forgot.

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What happened at the Boston Massacre?

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British troops were seen as a threat since they arrived without warning.

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Famous Boston Massacre Casualty

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Crispus Attucks was the first death of the Revolution

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Who were the Sons of Liberty and founder?

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Secret society formed by Samuel Adams

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Boycott meaning

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to withdraw from something as protest

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Which act lead to the Boston Tea Party?

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Tea Act. Boston Tea Party was 60 men dressed as Indians who dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. British loss of 10,000 pounds.

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How did King George respond to the Boston Tea Party?

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Passed Intolerable Acts to reign the colonists in

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How did colonists respond to Intolerable Acts?

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Called 1st Continental Congress

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What was decided at the 1st Continental Congress?

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  1. Boycott all British goods
  2. Create colonial governments and colonial militias
  3. Drafted a Declaration of Rights
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Samuel Adams

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1.Organizer of the Sons of Liberty
2. Protestor
3. Major influence during the Congresses

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John Adams

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  1. Patriotic delegate in Congresses
  2. Lead the independence movement
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Abigail Adams

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  1. Strong advocate for women’s rights
  2. Advised John Adams during his time in the Continental Congress
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Thomas Paine

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  1. Author of Common Sense; a pamphlet that was widespread
  2. Author of The American Crisis
29
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King George III

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  1. Sent redcoats
  2. Placed taxes
30
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Crispus Attucks

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First death of the Revolution. Shot and killed at Boston Massacre.

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James Otis, Jr.

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Argued no right to tax colonists without popular consent

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Wentworth Cheswell

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Rode with Paul Revere to warn Americans at Lexington and Concord

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Thomas Jefferson

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Main author of the Declaration of Independence

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Patrick Henry

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Delegate at 2nd Virginia Convention where he said “Give me liberty or give me death!”

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John Hancock

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  1. Captured at Lexington.
  2. Head of 1st Continental Congress.
  3. Famous signature on Declaration of Independence
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What is a Patriot?

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Colonist who chose to fight for independence from Britain

37
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What is a Loyalist?

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Colonist who chose to remain loyal to Britain.

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What ideas did Common Sense include?

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  1. Kings do not rule by the will of God
  2. Monarchies are corrupt
  3. American products are adequate enough to sustain an independent economy
  4. America should follow its own destiny
  5. It’s common sense to desire independence
39
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Lexington and Concord Significance

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First shots of the Revolution “Shot heard ‘round the world.”

40
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Final Attempt to make peace with Britain at the 2nd Continental Congress

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Olive Branch petition

41
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Declaration of Independence Date written, where, author, famous signature

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  1. Written June 1776 (signed July 4, 1776)
  2. Independence Hall, Philadelphia
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. John Hancock
42
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What are unalienable rights?

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Rights that cannot be taken away that you are born with

43
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What document today protects our unalienable rights? ASK MR. MIMS

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The Bill of Rights

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Continental Army Advantages

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  1. Better leadership (Washington)
  2. Foreign aid (France and Spain)
  3. Home turf
  4. Motivation (fighting for a cause)
  5. Guerilla warfare
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Continental Army Disadvantages

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  1. Small, inexperienced army
  2. Lack of supplies and weapons
46
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British Army Advantages

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  1. Better trained troops
  2. Well supplied
  3. Lot of Hessian mercenaries
47
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British Army Disadvantages

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  1. Foreign soil
  2. Only motivated by money
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George Washington

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Continental Army general who scored many victories for the Continental Army

49
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Marquis de Lafayette

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  1. French nobleman who brought well trained soldiers
  2. Offered services without pay
  3. Donated 200K
  4. Asked powerful friends and family to support the Revolution
50
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Bernardo de Galvez

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  1. Helped capture New Orleans port
  2. Drafting Treaty of Paris
  3. Defeating British when attacking Pensacola
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Haym Salomon

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  1. Established a brokerage office in Philadelphia
  2. Attempted to facilitate alliance
  3. Donated 200K
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James Armistead

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Patriot spy under Lafayette who found very useful information

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Benedict Arnold

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  1. Experienced Continental general
  2. Won several battles like Ticonderoga
  3. Caught in scandal with Great Britain and notorious traitor ever since
54
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Mercy Otis Warren

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  1. First female American author and playwright
  2. Wrote play mocking British and documented both sides
55
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Benjamin Franklin

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  1. Founding father of America, inventor, and patriot
  2. Opposed Stamp Act Congress
  3. Served on 2nd Continental Congress
  4. Secured alliances during the war
56
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Turning Point Battle during the Revolution

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Saratoga because British soldiers were surrounded and forced to surrender. Convinced France and Spain to aid them.

57
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Positives of Valley Forge

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  1. Few left due to Patriotism and love for George Washington
  2. Made them strong and dedicated
58
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Negatives of Valley Forge

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  1. Lack of food
  2. 700 horses lost
  3. One of the coldest recorded winters
  4. Disease and malnutrition
59
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What is guerilla warfare and where did it mainly occur?

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Hit-and-run tactics and surprise attacks. Occurred mainly in the South.

60
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Last Major Battle of the Revolution

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Yorktown. Cornwallis surrendered.

61
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What did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 establish?

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  1. US in now independent
  2. US is given all land east of Mississippi River (can also trade west of Mississippi)
  3. Florida returned to Spain (gift for their support)

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